Main Entry: sche·ma

Pronunciation: \ˈskē-mə\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural sche·ma·ta \-mət-ə\ also schemas

1 : a nonconscious adjustment of the brain to the afferent impulses indicative of bodily posture that is a prerequisite of appropriate bodily movement and of spatial perception
2 : the organization of experience in the mind or brain that includes a particular organized way of perceiving cognitively and responding to a complex situation or set of stimuli