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• /skiːm/
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• rhymes with -iːm
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• homophone: scheme
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From late Middle English scheame, from Medieval Latin schēma (“figure, form”), from Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma, “form, shape”), from ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”). Doublet of schema. Compare sketch.

180 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: tähtikartta — astrology: representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies
• Assamese: আঁচনি (ãsoni) — systematic plan of future action
• Basque: azerikeria — systematic plan of future action
• Bulgarian: план (plan) — systematic plan of future action
• Bulgarian: проект (proekt) — systematic plan of future action
• Catalan: esquema — systematic plan of future action
• Catalan: pla — systematic plan of future action
• Chinese Mandarin: 計劃 /计划 (jìhuà) — systematic plan of future action
• Czech: plán — systematic plan of future action
• Dutch: plan — systematic plan of future action
• Esperanto: intrigo — systematic plan of future action
• Finnish: suunnitelma — systematic plan of future action
• Finnish: ohje — systematic plan of future action
• French: plan — systematic plan of future action
• Galician: esquema — systematic plan of future action
• German: Programm — systematic plan of future action
• German: Plan — systematic plan of future action
• German: Projekt — systematic plan of future action
• Greek: σχέδιο (schédio) — systematic plan of future action
• Greek: πλάνο (pláno) — systematic plan of future action
• Hebrew: מְזִמָּה (mezimá) — systematic plan of future action
• Hungarian: program — systematic plan of future action
• Hungarian: konstrukció — systematic plan of future action
• Hungarian: rendszer — systematic plan of future action
• Hungarian: eljárás — systematic plan of future action
• Hungarian: terv — systematic plan of future action
• Icelandic: ráð — systematic plan of future action
• Icelandic: ráðagerð — systematic plan of future action
• Italian: schema — systematic plan of future action
• Italian: piano — systematic plan of future action
• Italian: progetto — systematic plan of future action
• Italian: programma — systematic plan of future action
• Japanese: 計画 (kēkaku) — systematic plan of future action
• Japanese: 企画 (kikaku) — systematic plan of future action
• Japanese: 案 (an) — systematic plan of future action
• Japanese: 計画 (sukīmu) — systematic plan of future action
• Japanese: 枠組み (wakugumi) — systematic plan of future action
• Javanese: upaya — systematic plan of future action
• Occitan: plan — systematic plan of future action
• Occitan: esquèma — systematic plan of future action
• Polish: plan — systematic plan of future action
• Polish: program — systematic plan of future action
• Polish: schemat — systematic plan of future action
• Portuguese: planejamento — systematic plan of future action
• Portuguese: esquema — systematic plan of future action
• Russian: план (plan) — systematic plan of future action
• Russian: програ́мма (prográmma) — systematic plan of future action
• Zulu: icebo — systematic plan of future action
• Zulu: isu — systematic plan of future action
• Arabic: مَكِيدَة (makīda) — secret, devious plan
• Bulgarian: интрига (intriga) — secret, devious plan
• Catalan: artifici — secret, devious plan
• Catalan: ardit — secret, devious plan
• Catalan: parany — secret, devious plan
• Catalan: estratagema — secret, devious plan
• Chinese Mandarin: 陰謀 /阴谋 (yīnmóu) — secret, devious plan
• Finnish: juoni — secret, devious plan
• French: combine — secret, devious plan
• French: machination — secret, devious plan
• German: Intrige — secret, devious plan
• German: Komplott — secret, devious plan
• German: Scharade — secret, devious plan
• Gothic: 𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (lists) — secret, devious plan
• Greek: σκευωρία (skevoría) — secret, devious plan
• Greek: μηχανορραφία (michanorrafía) — secret, devious plan
• Greek: πλεκτάνη (plektáni) — secret, devious plan
• Hebrew: מְזִמָּה (mezimá) — secret, devious plan
• Hungarian: csel — secret, devious plan
• Hungarian: cselszövés — secret, devious plan
• Hungarian: fortély — secret, devious plan
• Icelandic: brugg — secret, devious plan
• Italian: macchinazione — secret, devious plan
• Italian: stratagemma — secret, devious plan
• Italian: intrigo — secret, devious plan
• Japanese: 陰謀 (inbō) — secret, devious plan
• Japanese: 計略 (kēryaku) — secret, devious plan
• Middle English: compassement — secret, devious plan
• Occitan: maquinacion — secret, devious plan
• Occitan: intriga — secret, devious plan
• Polish: intryga — secret, devious plan
• Portuguese: esquema — secret, devious plan
• Russian: план (plan) — secret, devious plan
• Russian: за́мысел (zámysel) — secret, devious plan
• Spanish: ardid — secret, devious plan
• Spanish: artimaña — secret, devious plan
• Spanish: treta — secret, devious plan
• Spanish: urdimbre — secret, devious plan
• Swedish: ränker — secret, devious plan
• Ottoman Turkish: فتنه (fitne) — secret, devious plan
• Ottoman Turkish: فساد (fesâd) — secret, devious plan
• Bulgarian: схема (shema) — orderly combination of related parts
• Catalan: esquema — orderly combination of related parts
• Finnish: rakenne — orderly combination of related parts
• Finnish: rakennelma — orderly combination of related parts
• French: schéma — orderly combination of related parts
• German: Schema — orderly combination of related parts
• Greek: συνδυασμός (syndyasmós) — orderly combination of related parts
• Hebrew: מבנה (mivné) — orderly combination of related parts
• Hungarian: elrendezés — orderly combination of related parts
• Hungarian: összeállítás — orderly combination of related parts
• Hungarian: kombináció — orderly combination of related parts
• Hungarian: rend — orderly combination of related parts
• Italian: schema — orderly combination of related parts
• Japanese: 体系 (taikē) — orderly combination of related parts
• Japanese: 構成 (kōsē) — orderly combination of related parts
• Portuguese: esquema — orderly combination of related parts
• Russian: структу́ра (struktúra) — orderly combination of related parts
• Spanish: esquema — orderly combination of related parts
• Bulgarian: диаграма (diagrama) — chart or diagram
• Catalan: esquema — chart or diagram
• Czech: schéma — chart or diagram
• Esperanto: skemo — chart or diagram
• Finnish: kaavio — chart or diagram
• French: schéma — chart or diagram
• German: Übersicht — chart or diagram
• German: Schema — chart or diagram
• German: Bild — chart or diagram
• Greek: σχεδιάγραμμα (schediágramma) — chart or diagram
• Hebrew: תרשים (tarshím) — chart or diagram
• Hungarian: ábra — chart or diagram
• Hungarian: táblázat — chart or diagram
• Hungarian: rajz — chart or diagram
• Hungarian: tervrajz — chart or diagram
• Hungarian: kép — chart or diagram
• Italian: schema — chart or diagram
• Japanese: 表 (hyō) — chart or diagram
• Japanese: 図 (zu) — chart or diagram
• Japanese: 図表 (zuhyō) — chart or diagram
• Malay: skema — chart or diagram
• Portuguese: esquema — chart or diagram
• Russian: схе́ма (sxéma) — chart or diagram
• Spanish: esquema — chart or diagram
• Catalan: esquema — mathematics: structure that enlarges the notion of algebraic variety
• Chinese Mandarin: 概形 (gàixíng) — mathematics: structure that enlarges the notion of algebraic variety
• Dutch: schema — mathematics: structure that enlarges the notion of algebraic variety
• Finnish: järjestelmä — mathematics: structure that enlarges the notion of algebraic variety
• French: schéma — mathematics: structure that enlarges the notion of algebraic variety
• Hebrew: סכימה (sχéma) — mathematics: structure that enlarges the notion of algebraic variety
• Hungarian: séma — mathematics: structure that enlarges the notion of algebraic variety
• Japanese: 概型 (gaikē) — mathematics: structure that enlarges the notion of algebraic variety
• Portuguese: esquema — mathematics: structure that enlarges the notion of algebraic variety
• Russian: схе́ма (sxéma) — mathematics: structure that enlarges the notion of algebraic variety
• Finnish: kunnan vuokratalo — council housing estate
• Finnish: skeema — internet: part of a uniform resource identifier that indicates purpose
• Māori: aronui — internet: part of a uniform resource identifier that indicates purpose
• Bulgarian: планирам (planiram) — to contrive a plan
• Bulgarian: проектирам (proektiram) — to contrive a plan
• Catalan: maquinar — to contrive a plan
• Catalan: tramar — to contrive a plan
• Catalan: ordir — to contrive a plan
• Catalan: conspirar — to contrive a plan
• Chinese Mandarin: 密謀 /密谋 (mìmóu) — to contrive a plan
• Chinese Mandarin: 陰謀 /阴谋 (yīnmóu) — to contrive a plan
• Cornish: devisya — to contrive a plan
• Finnish: juonitella — to contrive a plan
• Finnish: kieroilla — to contrive a plan
• Finnish: suunnitella — to contrive a plan
• Finnish: vehkeillä — to contrive a plan
• French: conspirer — to contrive a plan
• French: tramer — to contrive a plan
• German: etwas aushecken — to contrive a plan
• German: intrigieren — to contrive a plan
• Greek: απεργάζομαι (apergázomai) — to contrive a plan
• Greek: εξυφαίνω (exyfaíno) — to contrive a plan
• Greek: σχεδιάζω (schediázo) — to contrive a plan
• Greek: σκευωρώ (skevoró) — to contrive a plan
• Greek: συνωμοτώ (synomotó) — to contrive a plan
• Hungarian: mesterkedik — to contrive a plan
• Hungarian: ármánykodik — to contrive a plan
• Hungarian: cselt sző — to contrive a plan
• Japanese: 計画する (kēkaku suru) — to contrive a plan
• Latin: contechnor — to contrive a plan
• Middle English: ymagynen — to contrive a plan
• Middle English: compassen — to contrive a plan
• Russian: плани́ровать (planírovatʹ) — to contrive a plan
• Russian: замы́слить (zamýslitʹ) — to contrive a plan
• Russian: замышля́ть (zamyšljátʹ) — to contrive a plan
• Spanish: tramar — to contrive a plan
• Spanish: urdir — to contrive a plan
• Swedish: smida ränker — to contrive a plan