schematic
- noun
- /skɪˈmætɪk/
- Specialized
- Please provide a schematic of the electrical connections for the project.
- schematic in Figure
- DIAGRAM: Schematic
- schematic shows
Similarly with the circuits, all the circuits, we have schematics of those on the computer.
- Similarly with the circuits, all the circuits, we have schematics of those on the computer.
- So do does people send you plans or like schematics for how this needs to be done and what, what materials they need to be done with?
- It's like an earthworm being shown the schematics of a rocket ship.
- It's a one page schematic and these are not beats in time.
- When she went to clean it out, everything was packed from floor to ceiling with drawings, schematics, and writing like what appeared in the story.
- But it functioned and all I wanted was to see that it worked and then move on to the next next schematic or design or add something to it.
- The little schematic you have there of getting the crowd to come to you, though, that is something.
Examples
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Can I have a schematic of the cooling system, please?
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We need a schematic of the sewer system.
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So here is a schematic that we're going to use.
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Look, I tried to get the schematic to the right people.
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Show me a schematic of the area.
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Or do I have to draw you a schematic?
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And here is just a schematic diagram of this structure.
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The schematic is a little crude.
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Grant and Baker are studying a schematic of the passenger section of the plane.
Fiction book (1996) -
I'm uploading the schematic to you now.
Synonyms
A simple drawing that shows how a plan or system works
A drawing that uses simple symbols to show parts of a machine or electrical circuit
Compounds
- Specialized
A drawing that uses simple symbols to show parts of a machine or electrical circuit
How Abstract
Surface Forms
Etymology
Schematic comes from an old Greek word schema, which means 'shape' or 'figure'. It is like the English word scheme ('plan'), and a schematic is a simple drawing that shows the main parts and how they connect.