French word

schéma

Pronunciation

IPA/ʃema/

Meaning

  • masculine noundiagram

Example

Peux-tu m'expliquer ce schéma ?

Can you explain this diagram to me?

Illustration for schéma (diagram)

More examples

Nous avons mis le schéma global au début du document.

We put the overall diagram at the beginning of the document.

Core concept

An organized outline or drawing that presents the main parts of a subject in relation to one another.

Common phrases

  • mettre en place un schéma

    create a diagram

  • un schéma global

    an overall diagram

Similar words

diagramme: A visual representation that organizes information or relationships with lines and symbols.
plan: A top-down drawing showing the arrangement of a place or object.

Definition in French

Tableau ou dessin sommaire qui expose de façon ordonnée les points essentiels d'un sujet pour en faciliter la compréhension.

Word origin

French schéma comes through Latin schema from Greek skhêma, meaning "form" or "figure", and came to denote an ordered explanatory representation.

Usage tips

  • In French, faire un schéma commonly means making a quick explanatory diagram, not necessarily a precise technical blueprint.

Other meanings

  • chartnoun
  • schematicnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • schématiserschematizeverb
  • schématiqueschematicadjective

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