schematic
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /skɪˈmætɪk/, /skiːˈmætɪk/
schematic
- represented too simply or in an overly formulaic way, reflecting a shallow or incomplete understanding of complex subject matter
- sketchy, incomplete
- 1902, William James, Varieties of Religious Experience,
- 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, Varieties of Religious Experience,
- relating to a schema
- 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.
- 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:
- French: schématique
- German: schematisch, schemenhaft, vereinfacht, vereinfachend, grob
- Russian: схемати́ческий
- French: schématique
- German: schematisch, skizzenhaft, skizziert
- Russian: схемати́ческий
- Spanish: esquemático
- French: schématique
- German: schematisch
- Russian: схемати́ческий
- Spanish: esquemático
schematic (plural schematics)
- A simplified line drawing used by scientists, engineers, technologists and others to illustrate a system at an abstract level. Schematic drawings often use standard symbols for clarity.
- I'll have to study the schematics for the new integrated circuit before I can create a good layout.
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