SCHEMATIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does schematic mean? 

• SCHEMATIC (noun)
  The noun SCHEMATIC has 1 sense:

1. diagram of an electrical or mechanical system

  Familiarity information: SCHEMATIC used as a noun is very rare.

• SCHEMATIC (adjective)
  The adjective SCHEMATIC has 1 sense:

1. represented in simplified or symbolic form

  Familiarity information: SCHEMATIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCHEMATIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Diagram of an electrical or mechanical system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

schematic; schematic drawing

Hypernyms ("schematic" is a kind of...):

diagram (a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "schematic"):

wiring diagram (a schematic drawing of the wiring of an electrical system)

Derivation:

schematic (represented in simplified or symbolic form)

• SCHEMATIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Represented in simplified or symbolic form

Synonyms:

conventional; formal; schematic

Similar:

nonrepresentational (of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature)

Domain category:

beaux arts; fine arts (the study and creation of visual works of art)

Derivation:

schema (a schematic or preliminary plan)

schema (an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world)

schematic (diagram of an electrical or mechanical system)

scheme (a schematic or preliminary plan)

 Context examples 

They also reviewed a room schematic to confirm the assumption that patients were potentially positioned to interact.

(Social interaction affects cancer patients’ response to treatment, National Institutes of Health)

The Institutional Commitment section of the Cancer Center Support Grant Application includes a schematic description of the Cancer Center's position within the institution(s) in relation to other organizational components (e.g., schools, departments, institutes, or the equivalent).

(Institutional Commitment Section of Cancer Center Support Grant Application, NCI Thesaurus)