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87 words
German word
Schema
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈʃeːma/
Meaning
- neuter noundiagram
Example
Das Schema ist einfach zu verstehen.
The diagram is easy to understand.
More examples
Man kann das Schema an die neuen Anforderungen anpassen.
The diagram can be adapted to the new requirements.
Core concept
A bare framework of boxes, lines, or labels that presents the structure of a subject at a glance.
Common phrases
auf ein Schema zurückgreifen
rely on a diagram
ein Schema anpassen
adapt a diagram
ein Schema entwerfen
design a diagram
Similar words
Diagramm: A visual aid that presents organized information or data through shapes and lines.
Skizze: A simple preliminary drawing of an overall form or concept.
Aufbau: An explanation of how elements are arranged and function together.
Definition in German
Schema bezeichnet eine vereinfachte, oft grafische Darstellung eines Sachverhalts oder einer Struktur.
Word origin
The word entered German as the scholarly noun Schema from Latin schema, ultimately based on Greek schema meaning form or shape.
Usage tips
- Schema can describe an abstract organizing pattern as well as a drawn representation, so it is not limited to a literal diagram.
Other meanings
- patternnoun
Opposites
- Individualitätindividualitynoun
- Ausnahmeexceptionnoun
Related words
- Schematisierungschematizationnoun
- schematischschematicadjective