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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
schematic (comparative more schematic, superlative most schematic)
- Represented too simply or in an overly formulaic way, reflecting a shallow or incomplete understanding of complex subject matter.
- Sketchy, incomplete.
- 1902, William James, “Lecture IX. Conversion.”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC:
- Dr. Starbuck gives an interesting, and it seems to me a true, account—so far as conceptions so schematic can claim truth at all […]
- Relating to a schema.
- 1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 228:
- Given the terminology we have introduced here, we can say that all of the bracketed phrases in (3) above are of the schematic form (4) below:
(4) Specifier + Head + Complement
Now, we have already argued in the case of Noun Phrases that a Head Noun together with its Complement form an N-bar; and that this N-bar together with its Specifier ( = Determiner) forms an N-double-bar.
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represented simply
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sketchy, incomplete
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relating to a schema
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Noun
schematic (plural schematics)
- 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.
- I'll have to study the schematics for the new integrated circuit before I can create a good layout.
- 2007 November 15, John Biggs, “Tinkering at Home, Selling on the Web”, in The New York Times:
- In contrast to other media players and similar devices, the Chumby’s internal schematics and source code — the programs that make it work — are completely open and available on www.chumby.com.
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French schématique. Equivalent to schemă + -atic.
Adjective
schematic m or n (feminine singular schematică, masculine plural schematici, feminine and neuter plural schematice)
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