schema
An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is…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).
» The actantial schema shows the rules of the event.
Meaning
5 sensesAn 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).
схе́маsxéma
A formal description of the structure of a database: the names of the tables, the names of the columns of each table, and the data type and other attributes of each column.
The database schema defines how the tables are organized.
Schema
схе́маsxéma
A formal description of data, data types, and data file structures, such as XML schemas for XML files.
A 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.
A monastic habit in the Greek Orthodox Church.
- an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
- a schematic or preliminary plan
Examples
4 sentencesThe actantial schema shows the rules of the event.
Make sure your submission is consistent with the project schema.
Schema therapy did wonders for Tom.
How do you write an XML schema?
Translations
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Origin
Unadapted borrowing from Latin schēma, from Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma, “form, shape”). DUnadapted borrowing from Latin schēma, from Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma, “form, shape”). Doublet of scheme.
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Forms
plural: schemata / schemasSynonyms
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1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular