Standard Lemma guide

schematic

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /skɪˈmætɪk/
  • /skiːˈmætɪk/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ætɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: S K IH0 M AE1 T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Represented too simply or in an overly formulaic way, reflecting a shallow or incomplete understanding of complex subject matter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Sketchy, incomplete.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Relating to a schema.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I'll have to study the schematics for the new integrated circuit before I can create a good layout.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

represented in simplified or symbolic form

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conventional, formal

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

diagram of an electrical or mechanical system

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: schematic drawing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: diagram

Narrower terms: wiring diagram

History

Etymology

From scheme or schema + -atic.

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: esquemáticu — represented simply
  • Belarusian: схематы́чны (sxjematýčny) — represented simply
  • Catalan: esquemàtic — represented simply
  • Dutch: schematisch — represented simply
  • Finnish: kaavamainen — represented simply
  • Finnish: skemaattinen — represented simply
  • Finnish: periaatteellinen — represented simply
  • French: schématique — represented simply
  • Galician: esquemático — represented simply
  • German: schematisch — represented simply
  • German: schemenhaft — represented simply
  • German: vereinfacht — represented simply
  • German: vereinfachend — represented simply
  • German: grob — represented simply
  • Hungarian: sematikus — represented simply
  • Indonesian: skematis — represented simply
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skjematisk — represented simply
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skjematisk — represented simply
  • Romanian: schematic — represented simply
  • Russian: схемати́ческий (sxematíčeskij) — represented simply
  • Swedish: schematisk — represented simply
  • Ukrainian: схемати́чний (sxematýčnyj) — represented simply
  • Yiddish: סכעמאַטיש (skhematish) — represented simply
  • Asturian: esquemáticu — sketchy, incomplete
  • Belarusian: схематы́чны (sxjematýčny) — sketchy, incomplete
  • Catalan: esquemàtic — sketchy, incomplete
  • Finnish: luonnosmainen — sketchy, incomplete
  • Finnish: kaavamainen — sketchy, incomplete
  • French: schématique — sketchy, incomplete
  • German: schematisch — sketchy, incomplete
  • German: skizzenhaft — sketchy, incomplete
  • German: skizziert — sketchy, incomplete
  • Hungarian: vázlatos — sketchy, incomplete
  • Hungarian: sematikus — sketchy, incomplete
  • Russian: схемати́ческий (sxematíčeskij) — sketchy, incomplete
  • Spanish: esquemático — sketchy, incomplete
  • Swedish: schematisk — sketchy, incomplete
  • Ukrainian: схемати́чний (sxematýčnyj) — sketchy, incomplete
  • Asturian: esquemáticu — relating to a schema
  • Belarusian: схематы́чны (sxjematýčny) — relating to a schema
  • Catalan: esquemàtic — relating to a schema
  • Finnish: skemaattinen — relating to a schema
  • French: schématique — relating to a schema
  • German: schematisch — relating to a schema
  • Romanian: schematic — relating to a schema
  • Russian: схемати́ческий (sxematíčeskij) — relating to a schema
  • Spanish: esquemático — relating to a schema
  • Ukrainian: схемати́чний (sxematýčnyj) — relating to a schema
  • French: schéma — A drawing or sketch showing how a system works at an abstract level
  • German: Schema — A drawing or sketch showing how a system works at an abstract level
  • Russian: схе́ма (sxéma) — A drawing or sketch showing how a system works at an abstract level
  • Spanish: esquema — A drawing or sketch showing how a system works at an abstract level
  • Swedish: ritning — A drawing or sketch showing how a system works at an abstract level
  • Swedish: schema — A drawing or sketch showing how a system works at an abstract level
  • Swedish: diagram — A drawing or sketch showing how a system works at an abstract level
Real reading context

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