: a schematic drawing or diagram
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Adjective
a schematic diagram of their business model
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Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
While official project designs are still under development, Jacobson expects the first schematic designs to be released by early May.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
Surrounded by bright white walls plastered temporarily with schematics and text earlier this month, with valuable pieces of art being unpacked and set on the floor until they could be hung, the duo was witnessing the fruits of more than two years’ labor.
—Amy Paige Condon, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The first piece inside the galleries, a 1967 painting by the German artist Maina-Miriam Munsky, depicts a schematic outline of a cube struggling to contain a mass of dreamy flesh.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
While official project designs are still under development, Jacobson expects the first schematic designs to be released by early May.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
The mobility authority is hosting the meeting, which will feature video, exhibit boards and schematics.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
Surrounded by bright white walls plastered temporarily with schematics and text earlier this month, with valuable pieces of art being unpacked and set on the floor until they could be hung, the duo was witnessing the fruits of more than two years’ labor.
—Amy Paige Condon, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Schematic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schematic. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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ski-ˈmat-ik 
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