schematic

[ skee-mat-ik, ski- ]

/ skiˈmæt ɪk, skɪ- /

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.

Nearby words

scheldt, schelling, schelling, friedrich wilhelm joseph von, schema, schemata, schematic, schematism, schematize, scheme, schemer, schemie

Origin of schematic

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

Related forms

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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Examples from the Web for schematically

Before Audubon, ornithologists depicted birds flatly and schematically.
Christie’s Auctions Audubon’s ‘Birds of America’: Priciest Book Ever?|Josh Dzieza|January 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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 schematically

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

schematically, adverb

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