schematic

[ skee-mat-ik, ski- ]

/ skiˈmæt ɪk, skɪ- /

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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.

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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

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Example sentences from the Web for schematic

That string of binary code detailed the chemical formulas for components of DNA, a stick figure sketch of a human, a schematic of the solar system and other scientific data.
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The things that draw fans to the sport — a strange mix of athleticism, schematic complexity, courage and violence — seem to defy easy capture on the big screen.
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The company’s head of operations visited Clark’s class and the MBA student impressed the exec as part of a team presenting on improving warehouse schematics.
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“Open source” meaning the code and schematics for this artificial pancreas are freely available online.
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Before Audubon, ornithologists depicted birds flatly and schematically.
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Schematically this rearrangement of the hepatic peritoneal lines of reflection can be shown in Fig. 278.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington
The condition presented by this preparation can be schematically indicated by Figs. 492 and 493.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington
In other words the line will schematically separate the true mesenteric from the mesocolic segment of the primitive membrane.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington
I hope I shall be able to give you satisfactory answers to these questions even if I must make them schematically brief.
A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis|Sigmund Freud
Schematically, at least, the central ideas of statics can be applied to a large part of these problems.
The Value of Money|Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr.

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

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