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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How to use schematic in a sentence

This Alabama team is the end result of a schematic perestroika on offense.
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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.
Honey, I Grew the Economy (Ep. 399)|Stephen J. Dubner|December 5, 2019|Freakonomics
Before Audubon, ornithologists depicted birds flatly and schematically.
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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
The stages may be represented schematically in Figs. 138-140.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington
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.
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
Figs. 190 to 192 show schematically the variations in the relative development and the adult arrangement of the pancreatic ducts.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington

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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