schematic

[ skee-mat-ik, ski- ]

/ skiˈmæt ɪk, skɪ- /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for schematic on Thesaurus.com

adjective

pertaining to or of the nature of a schema, diagram, or scheme; diagrammatic.

noun

a diagram, plan, or drawing: Read the schematic before attempting any repairs.

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of schematic

1695–1705; <New Latin schēmaticus<Greek schēmatikós.See scheme, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM schematic

sche·mat·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·sche·mat·ic, adjectivenon·sche·mat·i·cal·ly, adverbun·sche·mat·ic, adjective

un·sche·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby schematic

schefflera, Scheherazade, Scheldt, Schelling, schema, schematic, schematism, schematize, scheme, schemer, schemie

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use schematic in a sentence

Everything from the size of the ball to the design of the field differs, yet schematic inspiration seemed to be passed up, down and around the sport.
College Football Offensive Coordinators Must Be Watching More NFL|Josh Planos|September 14, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
These character schematics might portend an evening of emotional fireworks.
Playwright Richard Nelson ends his epic cycle of hyper-realistic drama with — what else? — a global pandemic|Peter Marks|September 9, 2021|Washington Post
There are machines to figure out, terminology to learn, schematics of various Star Wars helmets to download off of the internet.
This year’s Prime Day sales include some excellent deals on 3D printers|Billy Cadden|June 21, 2021|Popular-Science
The Bucks were arguably more talented than the Heat in 2019-20 and the Toronto Raptors in 2018-19, but their schematic choices doomed them.
The Bucks Remade Themselves Defensively. But Are They Ready For The Nets?|Louis Zatzman|June 3, 2021|FiveThirtyEight

Maps of Arpanet were fairly straightforward engineering schematics, but the modern web’s scale is far too great for a sheet of paper and some straight-edge lines and dots.
This Wild Video Maps the Entire Internet and Its Evolution Since 1997|Jason Dorrier|February 28, 2021|Singularity Hub
The story is schematic and contrived rather than palpable and lived.
Ian McEwan's New Novel Keeps Life at Arm's Length|Nick Romeo|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“This schematic is not sensitive,” the spokesman, Jason Walls, said.
Did Iran’s Cyber-Army Hack Into the IAEA’s computers?|Eli Lake|December 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I do tons of writing that is not yet scenic but more schematic.
Barbara Kingsolver: How I Write|Noah Charney|December 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He felt at once ashamed and awed as he viewed at first hand the unfolding schematic structure.
We're Friends, Now|Henry Hasse
The above outline of the changes and evolution of early religions is most schematic.
The Sex Worship and Symbolism of Primitive Races|Sanger Brown, II
The neologisms are not so audacious; the images are more schematic; the whole poem is calmer and more clarified.
mile Verhaeren|Stefan Zweig
This accounts for the rigidity, the love of classification, and the schematic presentation of the work.
A Treatise of Schemes and Tropes|Richard Sherry
Schematic diagram of water-circuit for the heat-absorbers of the calorimeter 2215.
Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man|Francis Gano Benedict

British Dictionary definitions for schematic

schematic

/ (skɪˈmætɪk, skiː-) /

adjective

of or relating to the nature of a diagram, plan, or schema

noun

a schematic diagram, esp of an electrical circuit

Derived forms of schematic

schematically, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

schematic

Origin of schematic

OTHER WORDS FROM schematic

Words nearby schematic

Words related to schematic

How to use schematic in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for schematic

Derived forms of schematic