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Schematic

Definition: Schematic

Schematic

Adjective

1. (fine arts) represented in simplified or symbolic form.

Noun

1. Diagram of an electrical or mechanical system.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "schematic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1790. (references)

Etymology: Schematic \Sche*mat"ic\, adjective. [Compare to Greek pretended.]. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Schematic

DomainDefinition

Health

Representative or schematic eye computed from the average of a large number of human eye measurements by Allvar Gullstrand. (references)

Mining

Showing principles of construction or operation, without accuratemechanical representation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Schematic

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In telecommunication, the term schematic has the following meanings:

1. A diagram, drawing, or sketch that details the elements of a system, such as the elements of an electrical circuit or the elements of a logic diagram for a computer or communications system.

2. Pertaining to a diagram, drawing, or sketch that details the elements of a system, such as the elements of an electrical circuit or the elements of a logic diagram for a computer or communications system.

Source: from Federal Standard 1037C

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Schematic."

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Synonyms: Schematic

Synonyms: conventional (adj), formal (adj), schematic drawing (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Schematic

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Plan

Drawing, scheme, schematic, graphic, chart, flow chart (representation).

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Schematic

English words defined with "schematic": diagramoutlineplotscene, schema, schematically, schemeviewwiring diagram. (references)
Specialty definitions using "schematic": assembler, hydraulic backhoe, ASSEMBLER, MINING MACHINERY, assembler, portable oil-well drilling rig, ASSEMBLY TECHNICIAN, AUTOMATIC-DOOR MECHANICBONDER, SEMICONDUCTORCABLE SUPERVISOR, central-office maintainer, CENTRAL-OFFICE REPAIRERelectrician, telephone, ELECTRONIC-PRODUCTION-LINE-MAINTENANCE MECHANIC, electronics technician, ELECTRONICS UTILITY WORKER, ENGINEER-IN-CHARGE, TRANSMITTERfacsimile operator, FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN, forensic artistGROUP LEADER, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY, GROUP LEADER, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD QUALITY CONTROL, Gullstrand's schematic eyeHEARING-AID REPAIRER, hydraulic and mechanical assemblerINSPECTOR, OPTICAL INSTRUMENT, INSPECTOR, RAILROAD, INSPECTOR-ADJUSTER, OFFICE-MACHINE COMPONENTS, INSTRUMENT REPAIRERlayout versus schematicMAIL-PROCESSING-EQUIPMENT MECHANIC, maintenance associate, MAINTENANCE MECHANIC, TELEPHONE, MAINTENANCE REPAIRER, INDUSTRIAL, MECHANIC, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, METEOROLOGICAL-EQUIPMENT REPAIRERPHOTO-OPTICS TECHNICIAN, PHOTORADIO OPERATOR, PIN-GAME-MACHINE INSPECTOR, plant-maintenance worker, playback operator, POLICE ARTISTQUALITY CONTROL TECHNICIANradio-photo technician, REFRIGERATION MECHANIC, robot technicianschematic capture, schematic eye, schematic type variable, SDM, SECTION-PLOTTER OPERATOR, SERVICE TECHNICIAN, COMPUTERIZED-PHOTOFINISHING EQUIPMENT, setup worker, electronics, shop repairerTAPE-RECORDER REPAIRER, TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATOR, TECHNICIAN, PLANT AND MAINTENANCE, telephoto engineer, television repairer, TELEVISION-AND-RADIO REPAIRER, truck repairerutility repairerWIND-GENERATING-ELECTRIC-POWER INSTALLER. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Schematic" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Romanian (schematic, schematically, sketchy).

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Commercial Usage: Schematic

DomainTitle

Books

  • Complete Guide to Reading Schematic Diagrams (reference)

  • Fortran programming, programs, and schematic storage maps (reference)

  • How to Read and Interpret Schematic Diagrams (reference)

  • Schematic Capture Using MicroSim PSpice for Windows 95/98/NT (reference)

  • Schematic Capture with MicroSim PSpice for Windows Version 3.1 (4th Edition) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Schematic

Illustrations:
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Photo Album: Schematic

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This schematic illustration shows how a human therapeutic gene is inserted into a deactivated mouse retrovirus. The retrovirus then attaches to and empties its genetic material into a patient's cell (in the laboratory). The therapeutic human gene is integrated into the patient's DNA and replaces the "defective" gene, in the treatment for ADA. See artwork: GR-10. Credit: Jeannie Kelly (artist).

These are several schematic drawings of the anatomy of the breast, showing the internal and external structures of the breast. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

This schematic drawing identifies the structures located at one end of the T. pallidum bacterium. A spirochete, this bacterium is responsible for the sexually transmitted disease, syphilis. Credit: CDC.

A schematic view of RAR and echo-sounding Diagram in public information brochure. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

A schematic showing areas designated for the quahog spawner sanctuaries. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Schematic of the components of a potentially tornadogenic thunderstorm. Credit: National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL).

Schematic of the HELGOLAND habitat operations to study herring off New England. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

Schematic of NURP's former center at the Univ. of S. California. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

Figure 7. Bonnici sounder, invented by Carmelo Bonnici, a blacksmith on HMS SPITFIRE. This device was used in surveys in the Black Sea in 1855. Left: descending. Right: Schematic drawing of the apparatus after striking the bottom. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 39. Schematic drawing of Pettersson and Nansen bottle as shown by V. W. Ekman in 1905. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Schematic
 

"_TRANSPORT:47" by Janus R. Sørensen
Commentary: "We all live in a world of interconnection... a world of continuous dynamicism... a world of perpetual and neverending information transport. In order for our socitey to thrive, we must communicate. New ideas, concepts, and feelings all transverse the gl"

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Usage Frequency: Schematic

"Schematic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 97.31% of the time. "Schematic" is used about 186 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)97.31%18122,953
Noun (proper)2.69%5157,705
                    Total100.00%186N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Schematic

Expressions using "schematic": conventional formal schematic Gullstrand's schematic eye layout versus schematic schematic capture schematic drawing schematic eye schematic type variable schematic wiring diagram. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "schematic": schematic-ally.

Ending with "schematic": over-schematic.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Schematic

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

schematic

503

starship schematic

30

electronic schematic

246

circuit schematic

29

monitor schematic

122

metal detector schematic

29

tv schematic

112

schematic sony

25

americad pcb design schematic

100

car schematic

25

cellular jammer phone schematic

89

fm transmitter schematic

24

schematic diagram

71

free schematic tv

23

amplifier schematic

62

guitar effects schematic

21

power supply schematic

59

electrical schematic symbol

21

free schematic

53

engine schematic

20

electrical schematic

47

marshall schematic

20

schematic symbol

46

fender schematic

20

part schematic

41

inverter schematic

19

stun gun schematic

39

guitar amp schematic

19

guitar schematic

35

atx power supply schematic

18

wiring schematic

35

controller schematic temperature

18

free electronic schematic

35

schematic viewer

18

radio schematic

33

amp schematic

18

television schematic

32

cable box schematic

17

electronic circuit schematic

31

guitar amplifier schematic

17
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Schematic

Language Translations for "schematic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

skematik (diagrammatic, sketchy). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏تخطيطي (graphic, graphical). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

схематичен (sketchy). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

概要 (Overview, Synopses, synopsis). (various references)

   

Czech

  

schématický. (various references)

   

Danish

  

strømskema med komponenter (component lay-out schematic), skematisk sektion (schematic section), skematisk landkort (schematic geographic map), skematisk fremstilling af krystalstrukturen i to fibre af en cementitpartikel (schematic description of the crystal structure of two fibres of one cementite particle), skematisk fremstilling af det ferritiske grundgitter (schematic description of the ferritic matrix), viser skematisk to-stofdiagrammet for et metal med et legeringsstof, der saenker smeltetemperaturen (microsegregation is the schematic representation of a binary equilibrium diagram for a metal containing a solute which lowers its melting point), grafisk udlægning (schematic capture). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

schematische voorstelling van de kristalopbouw van twee draden van een cementietdeeltje (schematic description of the crystal structure of two fibres of one cementite particle), schematische voorstelling van de ferrietmatrix (schematic description of the ferritic matrix), schematische voorstelling (schematic representation), schematische landkaart (schematic geographic map), schematisch profiel (schematic section), schema-invoer (schematic capture), schema van componentenvoorbereiding (component lay-out schematic), de micro-uitscheiding toont schematisch het binair diagram van een metaal met één legeringselement dat de smelttemperatuur verlaagt (microsegregation is the schematic representation of a binary equilibrium diagram for a metal containing a solute which lowers its melting point), bedradingsschema (schematic wiring diagram, wiring diagram). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

نموداری , قیاسی (Analog, Analogical, Categorical, Inductive). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

kaaviomainen. (various references)

   

French

  

schématique (schematically). (various references)

   

German

  

schematisch (diagrammatic, mechanical, schematically). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

σχηματικόσ (figured), παραστατικόσ (descriptive, graphic, remonstrant). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

vázlatos (adumbrative, diagrammatic, scratchy, sketchy), sematikus. (various references)

   

Italian

  

schematico (schematically). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

回路図 (circuit diagram), 図解 (schema). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ずかい (schema), かいろず (circuit diagram). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

개략도. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ematicschay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

esquemático (diagrammatic). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

schematic (schematically, sketchy). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

схематический (diagrammatic, sketchy). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

simbolični, shematski, nagoveštajni, šematski. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

esquemático (diagrammatic). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

schematisk (diagrammatic). (various references)

   

Thai

  

แผนผัง, เกี่ยวกับแผนผัง (schematically). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

taslak şeklinde, şematik (diagrammatic). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

схематичний (diagrammatic, outlinear, sketchy). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sơ lược (summary). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Schematic

Derivations

Words beginning with "schematic": schematically, schematics. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Schematic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: chemtech, schemetic, schimatic, sechmatic, shematic, skematic. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Schematic"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "schematic" (pronounced skuma"tik)
6-u m a" t i karomatic, asymptomatic, automatic, axiomatic, cinematic, diagrammatic, diplomatic, dramatic, emblematic, idiomatic, mathematic, melodramatic, problematic, programmatic, psychosomatic, semiautomatic, symptomatic, systematic, undiplomatic.
5-m a" t i kasthmatic, charismatic, climatic, dogmatic, enigmatic, enzymatic, monochromatic, numismatic, pneumatic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, rheumatic, thematic, traumatic.
4-a" t i kacrobatic, aerobatic, aristocratic, attic, autocratic, bureaucratic, democratic, ecstatic, electrostatic, emphatic, erratic, fanatic, hepatic, homeostatic, idiosyncratic, lymphatic, operatic, pancreatic, phosphatic, prostatic, static, technocratic, theocratic, undemocratic.
3-t i kacetic, acoustic, aesthetic, agnostic, alphabetic, altruistic, amniotic, anachronistic, analytic, anesthetic, antagonistic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, arithmetic, arthritic, artistic, ascetic, astronautic, atavistic, atheistic, athletic, authentic, autistic, ballistic, bombastic, capitalistic, catalytic, cathartic, caustic, chaotic, characteristic, chauvinistic, chiropractic, climactic, coloristic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, cystic, dendritic, despotic, deterministic, diabetic, diagnostic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diuretic, domestic, drastic, drumstick, dualistic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, eclectic, ecliptic, elastic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, emetic, empathetic, energetic, enthusiastic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, euphemistic, evangelistic, exotic, expressionistic, extragalactic, fantastic, fatalistic, ferromagnetic, feudalistic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, futuristic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, gymnastic, halophytic, hectic, hedonistic, hemolytic, heretic, hermaphroditic, holistic, homiletic, humanistic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, iconoclastic, idealistic, idiotic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, inelastic, interscholastic, jingoistic, journalistic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, magnetic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mechanistic, militaristic, monastic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, narcotic, nationalistic, naturalistic, neritic, neurotic, novelistic, oligopolistic, onomastic, opportunistic, optic, optimistic, orthodontic, pantheistic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, paternalistic, pathetic, patriotic, patristic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, pessimistic, phonetic, plastic, pluralistic, poetic, polytheistic, porphyritic, primitivistic, propagandistic, prophetic, prophylactic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, puristic, quixotic, realistic, relativistic, ritualistic, robotic, romantic, rustic, sadistic, sarcastic, scholastic, semantic, semiotic, sensationalistic, septic, simplistic, skeptic, socialistic, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, synergistic, synthetic, tactic, terroristic, therapeutic, thermoplastic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, uncharacteristic, unenthusiastic, unpatriotic, unrealistic, unsympathetic, voyeuristic.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Schematic

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: catechism.

Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-h-i-m-s-t"

-1 letter: hematics, mastiche, misteach, sachemic, tachisme.

-2 letters: achiest, aitches, ascetic, atheism, cachets, catches, chamise, chasmic, chemics, chemist, chicest, hematic, macchie, matches, sematic, smectic, tachism.

-3 letters: acetic, amices, caches, cachet, camise, caseic, chaise, chaste, cheats, chemic, chiasm, chimes, ethics, haemic, hectic, itches, maches, mashie, mastic, meccas, miches, misact, misate, miseat, sachem, sachet, saithe, samech, samite.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-c-e-h-i-m-s-t"
 

+1 letter: catechisms, schematics.

 

+2 letters: alchemistic, catechismal, mechanistic.

 

+3 letters: mesothoracic.

 

+4 letters: alchemistical, histochemical, homoscedastic, saccharimeter, schematically.

 

+5 letters: accomplishment, catecholamines, chromaticities, nonmechanistic, petrochemicals, saccharimeters, stereochemical.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Images: Digital Art
8. Usage Frequency
9. Expressions
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Derivations
13. Rhymes
14. Anagrams
15. Bibliography


  

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