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схе́ма — meaning in English

skhema

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English meaning

  • device noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
  • diagram noun A simplified drawing that shows how something works or how its parts relate to each other.
  • drawing noun A picture made with a pencil, pen, or similar tool, without paint.
  • layout noun The way parts of something are arranged or positioned.
  • loop noun A shape made by a line or path that curves back to cross or meet itself.
  • pattern noun A repeated design of shapes, colors, or lines, often decorative.
  • plan noun A set of intended actions worked out in advance to achieve a goal.
  • schema noun An outline, plan or model showing how the parts of something fit together.
  • schematic noun A simplified diagram showing how a system or device works, using standard symbols.
  • scheme noun A plan for how to do something, especially an organized or official one.

Senses

схе́ма is used for these senses in English:

  • device A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. 1602, Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor. "This is our device,/ That Falstaff at that oak shall meet with us."
  • diagram A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole.
  • drawing A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.
  • layout A structured arrangement of items within certain limits.
  • layout (engineering) A map or a drawing of a construction site showing the position of roads, buildings or other constructions.
  • loop A complete circuit for an electric current.
  • pattern A particular sequence of events, facts etc. which can be understood, used to predict the future, or seen to have a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship. [from 19th c.]
  • plan A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.

device — full definition

  1. noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
  2. noun A scheme or trick, often meant to deceive or gain advantage.
  3. noun A technique a writer or speaker uses deliberately to create an effect, such as a rhetorical or literary device.

diagram — full definition

  1. noun A simplified drawing that shows how something works or how its parts relate to each other.
  2. verb To represent something visually using a diagram.

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