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SCHEMATIC

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Diagram of an electrical or mechanical system

Synonyms:

schematic; schematic drawing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("schematic" is a kind of...):

diagram (a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "schematic"):

wiring diagram (a schematic drawing of the wiring of an electrical system)

Derivation:

schematic (represented in simplified or symbolic form)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Represented in simplified or symbolic form

Synonyms:

conventional; formal; schematic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

nonrepresentational (of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature)

Domain category:

beaux arts; fine arts (the study and creation of visual works of art)

Derivation:

schema (a schematic or preliminary plan)

schema (an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world)

schematic (diagram of an electrical or mechanical system)

scheme (a schematic or preliminary plan)

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