Schema

skē′ma, n. the image of the thing with which the imagination aids the understanding in its procedure: scheme, plan, outline generally: a diagrammatic outline or synopsis of anything: ( Gr. Church ) the monastic habit.— adj. Schemat′ic .— v.t. Schē′matise , to arrange in outline.— v.i. to make a plan in outline.— ns. Schē′matism , form or outline of a thing: ( astrol. ) the combination of the heavenly bodies; Schē′matist , a projector.