schematic
Technical system drawing
A schematic is a diagram showing the elements of a system using simplified, standardized symbols—especially for electrical circuits or mechanical assemblies: The electrician consulted the schematic before rewiring.
As an adjective, schematic describes something presented in simplified or diagrammatic form: a schematic overview of the process.
The word can suggest oversimplification: His understanding of politics is too schematic.
Closed electrical pathway
- wiringInstalled electrical conductors
- flowchartDiagram showing workflow steps
- block diagramVisual of system components
- CADTechnical drawing technology
drafting · symbols · components · connections · layout · electrical · electronic · technical drawing
Summary of key elements
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- overviewBroad general summary
- simplifiedMade less complex
- abstractCondensed version of text
generalized · broad · theoretical · preliminary · high-level · big-picture · skeletal · essential
Underlying support system
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
arrangement · configuration · network · topology · system · interconnection · modularity · architecture
Depiction or likeness
- diagrammaticShown through visual layout
- notationSystem of written symbols
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- iconPictorial screen symbol
signifier · coded · formalized · standardized · graphic · visual language · key · convention
Intended courses of action
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
- drawingsImages rendered by hand
- elevationHeight above reference point
- sectionDistinct divided part
floor plan · site plan · foundation · construction · engineering · architecture · permit · details
circuit
Closed electrical pathway
- wiringInstalled electrical conductors
- flowchartDiagram showing workflow steps
- block diagramVisual of system components
CAD · drafting · symbols · components · connections · layout · electrical · electronic · technical drawing · reference
outline
Summary of key elements
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- overviewBroad general summary
- simplifiedMade less complex
abstract · generalized · broad · theoretical · preliminary · high-level · big-picture · skeletal · essential · fundamental
framework
Underlying support system
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
grid · arrangement · configuration · network · topology · system · interconnection · modularity · architecture · sequence
representation
Depiction or likeness
- diagrammaticShown through visual layout
- notationSystem of written symbols
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
icon · signifier · coded · formalized · standardized · graphic · visual language · key · convention · shorthand
plans
Intended courses of action
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
- drawingsImages rendered by hand
- elevationHeight above reference point
section · floor plan · site plan · foundation · construction · engineering · architecture · permit · details · scale
- technical documentstechnical manuals, blueprint, technical reports, service manual, specifications
- diagramsflowchart, labeled diagram, Venn diagram, cross section, cross-section
- documentsdocument, news, email, report, letter
- engineeringengineers, civil engineering, engineering, electrical engineering, blueprint
- graphicsvector, shapes, 3D graphics, raster, symbols
- Inventinginvention, inventor, prototype, patent, blueprint
schematicrealistic
True to life
representational · photographic · lifelike · naturalistic · pictorial
schematicunsystematic
Lacking methodical arrangement
disorganized · chaotic · haphazard · random · unstructured
- schematic diagramSymbolic representation of system
- schematic drawingSimplified technical illustration
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