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SCHEMATIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Diagram of an electrical or mechanical system
Synonyms:
schematic; schematic drawing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Represented in simplified or symbolic form
Synonyms:
conventional; formal; schematic
Classified under:
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)