Schematic Meaning
/skɪˈmætɪk/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjRepresented too simply or in an overly formulaic way, reflecting a shallow or incomplete understanding of complex subject matter.
adjSketchy, incomplete.
Sentence Examples
Tom is drawing the schematic for a resistor.
Could you send me the schematic for this?
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The engineer drew a ____ of the circuit before building the prototype.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The engineer referred to the ____ diagram to trace the fault in the electrical circuit.
Word Origin & History
From scheme or schema + -atic.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Dr. Starbuck gives an interesting, and it seems to me a true, account—so far as conceptions so schematic can claim truth at all[…]"
— 1902, William James, “Lecture IX. Conversion.”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC:
"Given the terminology we have introduced here, we can say that all of the bracketed phrases in (3) above are of the schematic form (4) below:
(4) Specifier + Head + Complement
Now, we have already argued in the case of Noun Phrases that a Head Noun together with its Complement form an N-bar; and that this N-bar together with its Specifier ( = Determiner) forms an N-double-bar."
— 1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 228:
"In contrast to other media players and similar devices, the Chumby’s internal schematics and source code — the programs that make it work — are completely open and available on www.chumby.com."
— 2007 November 15, John Biggs, “Tinkering at Home, Selling on the Web”, in The New York Times:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The engineer drew a ____ of the circuit before building the prototype.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The engineer referred to the ____ diagram to trace the fault in the electrical circuit.