schematic
/skɪˈmætɪk/skih-MA-tik
/skɪˈmætɪk/skih-MA-tik
Meaningof an outline
Common meaning: in diagram form
- schemhow a thing is held or set out; its outlineLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 787 · scan
- aticadjective ending: of that kind
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek σχῆμα ‘how a thing is held or set out; its outline’.
Roots
- σχῆμα Greek “how a thing is held or set out; its outline”
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