scale model

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Meaning

1. noun A three-dimensional copy or representation of something in which all parts have dimensions in the same proportion to that of the original (i.e., all aspect ratios are preserved).

   To test the hydrodynamics of the dam, the civil engineers not only ran computer simulations but also even built and flooded a scale model of the dam and the surrounding valley.

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