scheme
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Synonyms: schema, schede, schemy, sceme, schene, schemie, scheie, schewe, cheme, icheme, schem
Antonyms: schema, schede, schemy, sceme, schene, schemie, scheie, schewe, cheme, icheme, schem
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Noun
- {{lb|en|rhetoric|obsolete}} An artful deviation from the ordinary arrangement of words. {{defdate|16th–17th c.}}
- {{lb|en|astrology}} A representation of the [[aspect]]s of the [[celestial]] [[body|bodies]] for any moment or at a given event. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
- A [[systematic]] [[plan]] of [[future]] [[action]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
- A [[plot]] or [[secret]], [[devious]] [[plan]].
- An [[orderly]] [[combination]] of [[related]] [[part]]s.
- A [[chart]] or [[diagram]] of a [[system]] or [[object]].
- {{lb|en|mathematics}} A mathematical structure that [[generalize]]s the notion of an [[algebraic variety]] in several ways, such as taking account of [[multiplicity|multiplicities]] and allowing "varieties" defined over any [[commutative ring]]. Formally, a [[locally ringed space]] that admits a [[covering]] by [[open]] sets, each of which is isomorphic to an [[affine scheme]] (i.e. the [[spectrum]] of some [[commutative ring]]).
- {{lb|en|UK|chiefly|Scotland|colloquial}} A [[council estate|council housing estate]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
- {{lb|en|internet}} Part of a [[uniform resource identifier]] indicating the [[protocol]] or other purpose, such as <code>http:</code> or <code>news:</code>.
- {{lb|en|UK|pensions}} A [[portfolio]] of [[pension]] [[plan]]s with related [[benefit]]s comprising multiple independent [[member]]s.
Verb
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To plot, or [[contrive]] a plan; to maneuver.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To plan; to contrive; to maneuver.
Proper noun
- {{lb|en|programming language}} A [[programming language]], one of the two major dialects of [[Lisp]].
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