schematic

English

Etymology

From scheme or schema +‎ -atic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɪˈmætɪk/, /skiːˈmætɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ætɪk

Adjective

schematic (comparative more schematic, superlative most schematic)

1. Represented too simply or in an overly formulaic way, reflecting a shallow or incomplete understanding of complex subject matter.
2. Sketchy, incomplete.
   • 1902, William James, “Lecture IX. Conversion.”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC:

     Dr. Starbuck gives an interesting, and it seems to me a true, account—so far as conceptions so schematic can claim truth at all […]

3. Relating to a schema.
   • 1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 228:

     Given the terminology we have introduced here, we can say that all of the bracketed phrases in (3) above are of the schematic form (4) below:
     (4)    Specifier + Head + Complement
     Now, we have already argued in the case of Noun Phrases that a Head Noun together with its Complement form an N-bar; and that this N-bar together with its Specifier ( = Determiner) forms an N-double-bar.

Derived terms

• schematic drawing
• schematic variable

 

Translations

represented simply

• Asturian: esquemáticu
• Belarusian: схематы́чны (sxjematýčny)
• Catalan: esquemàtic (ca)
• Dutch: schematisch (nl)
• Finnish: kaavamainen (fi), skemaattinen (fi), periaatteellinen (fi)
• French: schématique (fr)
• Galician: esquemático (gl)
• German: schematisch (de), schemenhaft (de), vereinfacht (de), vereinfachend (de), grob (de)
• Hungarian: sematikus (hu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: skjematisk (no)

  Nynorsk: skjematisk

• Romanian: schematic (ro)
• Russian: схемати́ческий (ru) (sxematíčeskij)
• Swedish: schematisk (sv)
• Ukrainian: схемати́чний (sxematýčnyj)
• Yiddish: סכעמאַטיש (skhematish)

sketchy, incomplete

• Asturian: esquemáticu
• Belarusian: схематы́чны (sxjematýčny)
• Catalan: esquemàtic (ca)
• Finnish: luonnosmainen, kaavamainen (fi)
• French: schématique (fr)
• German: schematisch (de), skizzenhaft (de), skizziert (de)
• Hungarian: vázlatos (hu), sematikus (hu)
• Russian: схемати́ческий (ru) (sxematíčeskij)
• Spanish: esquemático
• Swedish: schematisk (sv)
• Ukrainian: схемати́чний (sxematýčnyj)

relating to a schema

• Asturian: esquemáticu
• Belarusian: схематы́чны (sxjematýčny)
• Catalan: esquemàtic (ca)
• Finnish: skemaattinen (fi)
• French: schématique (fr)
• German: schematisch (de)
• Romanian: schematic (ro)
• Russian: схемати́ческий (ru) (sxematíčeskij)
• Spanish: esquemático
• Ukrainian: схемати́чний (sxematýčnyj)

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• Italian: ^{(please verify)} schematico (it) (1,2)

Noun

schematic (plural schematics)

1. A simplified line drawing used by scientists, engineers, technologists and others to illustrate a system at an abstract level. Schematic drawings often use standard symbols for clarity.

   I'll have to study the schematics for the new integrated circuit before I can create a good layout.

   • 2007 November 15, John Biggs, “Tinkering at Home, Selling on the Web”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     In contrast to other media players and similar devices, the Chumby’s internal schematics and source code — the programs that make it work — are completely open and available on www.chumby.com.

Synonyms

• diagram

Translations

A drawing or sketch showing how a system works at an abstract level

• French: schéma (fr) m
• German: Schema (de) n
• Russian: схе́ма (ru) f (sxéma)
• Swedish: ritning (sv) c, schema (sv) n, diagram (sv) n

Anagrams

• catechism

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French schématique. Equivalent to schemă +‎ -atic.

Adjective

schematic m or n (feminine singular schematică, masculine plural schematici, feminine and neuter plural schematice)

1. schematic

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	schematic		schematică		schematici	schematice
	definite	schematicul		schematica		schematicii	schematicele
genitive- dative	indefinite	schematic		schematice		schematici	schematice
	definite	schematicului		schematicei		schematicilor	schematicelor