(transitive) To organize according to a scheme. / (transitive) To distort and simplify for the purpose of highlighting certain characteristics. / (intransitive) To make a plan in outline.

simple past tense and past participle of schematize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of schematize

plural of schematizer

One who or that which schematizes.

A schematic representation; a schema. / (astrology) The combination of the heavenly bodies.

plural of schematism

In the manner of a schematic. Drawn or described rather than an example.

represented too simply or in an overly formulaic way, reflecting a shallow or incomplete understanding of complex subject matter / sketchy, incomplete / relating to a schema

A simplified line drawing used by scientists, engineers, technologists and others to illustrate a system at an abstract level. Schematic drawings often use standard symbols for clarity.