: a schematic drawing or diagram
Example Sentences
Adjective
a schematic diagram of their business model
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Hannah Prince, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2023
The competition will launch on May 23 and run for a year, with stages for concept development, schematic design and design development.
—Thomas Page, Cnn, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
Iowa was able to control the Buckeye run game by engaging in two schematic themes: 1.
—Lance Reisland, cleveland, 29 Oct. 2022
In addition to the delicately nuanced writing, the performances by the cast are expertly attuned to each other, raising emotions that never feel false or schematic.
—CBS News, 6 Oct. 2021
Thinking in these schematic terms blocks the awareness that is our greatest asset.
—Julian Saipe, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
What fell out amounted to a schematic for the future.
—John Anderson, wsj.com, 11 May 2023
There's also some schematic overlay with Sean McVay's attack that would make this a more natural fit than several of the other alternatives here.
—Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
Foreman had an interesting life and career, but, at least as portrayed here, is not a very interesting central character in an episodic drama that feels schematic at every turn and moves so speedily through its subject’s life that little of it makes a vivid impression.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2023
Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 25 May 2023
There are also what may be a few rough schematics dating to the Stone Age.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 17 May 2023
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal in October, Greg Joswiak, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, said the company would comply with the change and leak after leak — including detailed schematics and CAD files — have shown all iPhone 15 models feature a USB-C port.
—Gordon Kelly, Forbes, 6 May 2023
And then there was our fair share of glitches on some schematics.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
Weather charts, aircraft systems, schematics—a four-year degree in aeronautics.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2023
Alec Nielsen typed a few lines of code on his laptop, and a circuit schematic appeared in another window.
—Eric Smalley, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2019
As per an early schematic of rest positions, Armstrong lay on the ascent engine cover with his legs in a makeshift sling, his boots under the DSKY, and his head on a flat shelf.
—Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2017
Arthur’s computer monitor displays a schematic of triangles and squares: part of the Neurogrid chip design.
—Douglas Fox, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2014
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Adjective
The committee will present the schematic design to the school district board for approval on Monday, April 17.
—Hannah Prince, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2023
The competition will launch on May 23 and run for a year, with stages for concept development, schematic design and design development.
—Thomas Page, Cnn, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
Iowa was able to control the Buckeye run game by engaging in two schematic themes: 1.
—Lance Reisland, cleveland, 29 Oct. 2022
In addition to the delicately nuanced writing, the performances by the cast are expertly attuned to each other, raising emotions that never feel false or schematic.
—CBS News, 6 Oct. 2021
Thinking in these schematic terms blocks the awareness that is our greatest asset.
—Julian Saipe, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
What fell out amounted to a schematic for the future.
—John Anderson, wsj.com, 11 May 2023
There's also some schematic overlay with Sean McVay's attack that would make this a more natural fit than several of the other alternatives here.
—Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
Foreman had an interesting life and career, but, at least as portrayed here, is not a very interesting central character in an episodic drama that feels schematic at every turn and moves so speedily through its subject’s life that little of it makes a vivid impression.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2023
Noun
The Justice Department in 2015 had accused the physicist of sharing schematics for a pocket heater, for which Xi had previously signed a nondisclosure agreement, with peers in China.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 25 May 2023
There are also what may be a few rough schematics dating to the Stone Age.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 17 May 2023
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal in October, Greg Joswiak, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, said the company would comply with the change and leak after leak — including detailed schematics and CAD files — have shown all iPhone 15 models feature a USB-C port.
—Gordon Kelly, Forbes, 6 May 2023
And then there was our fair share of glitches on some schematics.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
Weather charts, aircraft systems, schematics—a four-year degree in aeronautics.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2023
Alec Nielsen typed a few lines of code on his laptop, and a circuit schematic appeared in another window.
—Eric Smalley, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2019
As per an early schematic of rest positions, Armstrong lay on the ascent engine cover with his legs in a makeshift sling, his boots under the DSKY, and his head on a flat shelf.
—Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2017
Arthur’s computer monitor displays a schematic of triangles and squares: part of the Neurogrid chip design.
—Douglas Fox, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2014
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“Schematic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schematic. Accessed 7 Jun. 2023.
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sche·mat·ic
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: of, relating to, or forming a scheme, plan, or diagram : diagrammatic
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-ˈmat-i-k(ə-)lē
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