Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schema

/ˈskimə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
sche-ma
IPA
/ˈskimə/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

noun

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.

noun

A formal description of data, data types, and data file structures, such as XML schemas for XML files.

noun

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.

noun

A monastic habit in the Greek Orthodox Church.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin schēma, from Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma, “form, shape”). Doublet of scheme.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: σχῆμα, *seǵʰ-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈskimə/
  • British English: /ˈskiːmə/

Inflected Forms

schemata (plural) schemas (plural)

Phrases

baby schema chameleon schema conceptual schema image schema logical schema physical schema snowflake schema star schema

Frequently Paired Words

schematic(al)(ly) schematism schematist schematization schematize schematologetically schematomancy scheme

Synonyms

schemat axiom schema outline scheme

Rhymes With

prima hiroshima fukushima fema edema ema jemima emphysema pima sima cima sema

Questions

How do you pronounce schema?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskimə/.
What does schema mean?
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).
Where does schema come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce schema

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