schematic
1 of 2adjective
sche·mat·ic ski-ˈma-tik 
: of or relating to a scheme or schema
schematically
ski-ˈma-ti-k(ə-)lē
adverb schematic
2 of 2noun
: a schematic drawing or diagram
Example Sentences
Adjective a schematic diagram of their business model
Recent Examples on the Web
Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Sep. 2022 Teams have to make schematic choices to account for such a dynamic slot presence. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022 Unfortunately those aims are lost, or at least frustratingly under-realized, in a blur of flat-footed jokes and lazily schematic plot turns, plus the general sense of a franchise spinning its creative wheels. Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 The lawsuit, first reported by real estate publication Bisnow, claims the developer failed to pay $26,213 for a utility and schematic study conducted as part of a lofty vision to revitalize the mall. Zachary Hansen, ajc, 22 Aug. 2022 Bringing in Matt Ryan to replace Carson Wentz is going to change the Colts offense significantly, but more from a stylistic standpoint than anything schematic. The Indianapolis Star, 25 July 2022 Virginia Tech OctaGlove control scheme and operation schematic. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 July 2022 But as an overarching theory, the idea that humans moved from freedom to stuckness seems to reinscribe some of the schematic evolutionary folktales that the book exists to critique. Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 11 July 2022 Coaches will face questions about schematic changes designed to ward off the stagnation that set in over the second half of last season. Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2022 Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 Aug. 2022 But, to get back to the older iPhone 14 Pro rumor, this schematic seems to confirm claims that the more expensive phones will be slightly taller than the more affordable models. Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Apr. 2022 Project documentation signed by Nokia personnel included a schematic of the network that depicted how data and phone traffic should flow to SORM. New York Times, 28 Mar. 2022 Reconnecting the wire didn’t solve the problem, however, because the schematic for the box was wrong. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Oct. 2021 By minute two of the slide-laden presentation, Tesla AI director Andrej Karpathy was deep into the sort of talk usually confined to university classrooms and corporate conference rooms, and had displayed a schematic of a neural net on screen. Aarian Marshall, Wired, 20 Aug. 2021 Some grocery chains with pharmacies inside their facilities are also addressing the need for mental health services and are considering their place in the schematic. Dorothy Dworkin, sun-sentinel.com, 11 June 2021 Such firearms don’t have serial numbers, and buying the schematic for the assembly of ghost guns doesn’t require a background check. Sarah Westwood, Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2021 Sadly, the schematic in question isn’t that of a sinister microchip, but rather, something arguably even more evil: a totally bitchin’ Boss Metal Zone MT-2 guitar pedal, meant for shredders summoning the sounds of the devil from their six-strings. Andrew Daniels, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2021 See More
Adjective
This play and film, on the other hand, feels more schematic and predictable, its characters mostly mouthpieces for longstanding hobbyhorses the author likes to ride. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Sep. 2022 Teams have to make schematic choices to account for such a dynamic slot presence. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022 Unfortunately those aims are lost, or at least frustratingly under-realized, in a blur of flat-footed jokes and lazily schematic plot turns, plus the general sense of a franchise spinning its creative wheels. Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 The lawsuit, first reported by real estate publication Bisnow, claims the developer failed to pay $26,213 for a utility and schematic study conducted as part of a lofty vision to revitalize the mall. Zachary Hansen, ajc, 22 Aug. 2022 Bringing in Matt Ryan to replace Carson Wentz is going to change the Colts offense significantly, but more from a stylistic standpoint than anything schematic. The Indianapolis Star, 25 July 2022 Virginia Tech OctaGlove control scheme and operation schematic. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 July 2022 But as an overarching theory, the idea that humans moved from freedom to stuckness seems to reinscribe some of the schematic evolutionary folktales that the book exists to critique. Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 11 July 2022 Coaches will face questions about schematic changes designed to ward off the stagnation that set in over the second half of last season. Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2022 Noun
The report by British firm Frazer-Nash even includes a photograph of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket and a schematic of its Starship vehicle. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 Aug. 2022 But, to get back to the older iPhone 14 Pro rumor, this schematic seems to confirm claims that the more expensive phones will be slightly taller than the more affordable models. Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Apr. 2022 Project documentation signed by Nokia personnel included a schematic of the network that depicted how data and phone traffic should flow to SORM. New York Times, 28 Mar. 2022 Reconnecting the wire didn’t solve the problem, however, because the schematic for the box was wrong. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Oct. 2021 By minute two of the slide-laden presentation, Tesla AI director Andrej Karpathy was deep into the sort of talk usually confined to university classrooms and corporate conference rooms, and had displayed a schematic of a neural net on screen. Aarian Marshall, Wired, 20 Aug. 2021 Some grocery chains with pharmacies inside their facilities are also addressing the need for mental health services and are considering their place in the schematic. Dorothy Dworkin, sun-sentinel.com, 11 June 2021 Such firearms don’t have serial numbers, and buying the schematic for the assembly of ghost guns doesn’t require a background check. Sarah Westwood, Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2021 Sadly, the schematic in question isn’t that of a sinister microchip, but rather, something arguably even more evil: a totally bitchin’ Boss Metal Zone MT-2 guitar pedal, meant for shredders summoning the sounds of the devil from their six-strings. Andrew Daniels, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
New Latin schematicus, from Greek schēmat-, schēma
First Known Use
Adjective
1701, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1929, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
schematic
adjective
sche·mat·ic ski-ˈmat-ik
: of or relating to a scheme or schema