Meanings
plural schemata · plural schemas
- An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind (for example, a body schema).
Synonyms: schemat
- markup languagesA formal description of data, data types, and data file structures, such as XML schemas for XML files.
- human sciencesA formula in the metalanguage of an axiomatic system, in which one or more schematic variables appear, which stand for any term or subformula of the system, which may or may not be required to satisfy certain conditions.
- ChristianityA monastic habit in the Greek Orthodox Church.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind (for example, a body schema).
More synonyms by meaning
nounan internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekσχῆμα“form, shape”
- Latinschēma
- Englishschema
Unadapted borrowing from Latin schēma, from Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma, “form, shape”). Doublet of scheme.
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian схе́ма
- схе́ма (shéma)An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception
Catalan esquema
- esquemaAn outline or image universally applicable to a general conception
Chinese Mandarin 圖式 /图式
- 圖式 /图式 (túshì)An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception
Czech schéma
- schémaAn outline or image universally applicable to a general conception
Finnish kuva, kaavio
- kuvaAn outline or image universally applicable to a general conception
- kaavioAn outline or image universally applicable to a general conception
- skeemaAn outline or image universally applicable to a general conception
- skeemaFormal description of the structure of a database
French schéma
- schémaAn outline or image universally applicable to a general conception
German Schema
- SchemaFormal description of the structure of a database
Hindi मनोबंध, विवरणिका
- मनोबंध (manobandh)An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception
- विवरणिका (vivarṇikā)Formal description of the structure of a database
Japanese スキーマ
- スキーマ (sukīma)Formal description of the structure of a database
Korean 스키마
- 스키마 (seukima)Formal description of the structure of a database
Norwegian Bokmål databaseskjema, skjema
- databaseskjemaFormal description of the structure of a database
- skjemaFormal description of the structure of a database
Russian схе́ма, схе́ма
- схе́ма (sxéma)An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception
- схе́ма (sxéma)Formal description of the structure of a database
Turkish şema, şema
- şemaAn outline or image universally applicable to a general conception
- şemaFormal description of the structure of a database
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
schema. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schema
“schema.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schema. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schema,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schema.
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