Definition of Schematic

1. Adjective. Represented in simplified or symbolic form.

Exact synonyms: Conventional, Formal
Category relationships: Beaux Arts, Fine Arts
Similar to: Nonrepresentational
Derivative terms: Schema, Schema, Scheme

2. Noun. Diagram of an electrical or mechanical system.
Exact synonyms: Schematic Drawing
Generic synonyms: Diagram
Specialized synonyms: Wiring Diagram

Definition of Schematic

1. a. Of or pertaining to a scheme or a schema.

Definition of Schematic

1. Adjective. represented simply ¹

2. Adjective. sketchy, incomplete ¹

3. Adjective. relating to a schema ¹

4. Noun. A drawing or sketch showing how a system works at an abstract level. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Schematic

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Schematic

1. Made after a definite type of formula; representing in general, but not with absolute exactness; denoting an anatomical drawing or model. Origin: G. Schematikos, in outward show, fr. Schema, shape, form (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Schematic

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Literary usage of Schematic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1915)
"24. a, schematic drawing of a papilloma; b, schematic drawing of a sessile papilloma; c, schematic drawing of an infiltrating papilloma; d, schematic ..."

2. Ethics: Descriptive and Explanatory by Sidney Edward Mezes (1900)
"An ideal may be defined as a schematic dynamic system of ideas of action. Let us translate this definition into more popular language, and unfold the ..."

3. A Practical Treatise on Ophthalmology by Lawrance Webster Fox (1920)
"For purposes of study it is necessary to project a schematic eye which, ... Curvatures of a schematic eye : Anterior surface of the cornea 7.8 mm. ..."

4. Gynecology by Brooke Melancthon Anspach (1921)
"Simple digital examination and schematic outline of pelvic mass. ... schematic outli ing prolapsed ovary palpable on digital exan A body ..."

5. Dioxin Treatment Technologies by Florence Poillon (1994)
"... waste Liquid waste Fuel oil Forced draft fan Figure 2-4—schematic Diagram of the ... Figure 2-4 is a schematic of the Waste-Tech incineration process. ..."

6. An Introduction to Human Physiology by Augustus Désiré Waller (1896)
"En OR schematic ETK. Radius of curvature of refracting surface, ... But in the schematic eye described above we have considered these surfaces and points as ..."

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