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schematic

Pronunciation: /skɪˈmætɪk/

The English word “schematic” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Represented too simply or in an overly formulaic way, reflecting a shallow or incomplete understanding of complex subject matter.
  2. Sketchy, incomplete.
  3. Relating to a schema.

noun

  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.

Etymology

From scheme or schema + -atic.

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