What does scheme mean?

Definitions for scheme
skimscheme

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word scheme.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. scheme, strategynoun

    an elaborate and systematic plan of action

  2. dodge, dodging, schemenoun

    a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

  3. system, schemenoun

    a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

    "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"

  4. schema, schemenoun

    an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world

  5. outline, schema, schemeverb

    a schematic or preliminary plan

  6. scheme, intrigue, conniveverb

    form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

  7. schemeverb

    devise a system or form a scheme for

Wiktionary

  1. schemenoun

    A systematic plan of future action.

  2. schemenoun

    A plot or secret, devious plan.

  3. schemenoun

    An orderly combination of related parts.

  4. schemenoun

    A chart or diagram of a system or object.

  5. schemenoun

    A type of topological space.

  6. schemenoun

    A council housing estate.

  7. schemenoun

    An artful deviation from the ordinary arrangement of words.

  8. schemeverb

    To plot, or contrive a plan.

  9. Schemenoun

    A programming language, one of the two major dialects of Lisp.

  10. Etymology: From schema.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. SCHEMEnoun

    Etymology: σχῆμα.

    Were our senses made much quicker, the appearance and outward scheme of things would have quite another face to us, and be inconsistent with our well being. John Locke.

    We shall never be able to give ourselves a satisfactory account of the divine conduct, without forming such a scheme of things as shall at once take in time and eternity. Francis Atterbury.

    The haughty monarch was laying schemes for suppressing the ancient liberties, and removing the ancient boundaries of kingdoms. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

    He forms the well-concerted scheme of mischief;
    ’Tis fix’d, ’tis done, and both are doom’d to death. Nicholas Rowe.

    The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping of our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes. Jonathan Swift.

    It hath embroiled the endeavours of astrology in the erection of schemes, and the judgment of death and diseases. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

    It is a scheme and face of heaven,
    As th’ aspects are dispos’d this even. Hudibras.

ChatGPT

  1. scheme

    A scheme, in a general context, can be defined as a systematic plan, method, or arrangement designed to achieve a particular goal or objective. It can also be considered as an organized framework or structure that describes various components of a system, a project, or a concept. In mathematics or algebraic geometry, a scheme represents a mathematical concept used to describe the algebraic properties of a geometric object.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Schemenoun

    a combination of things connected and adjusted by design; a system

  2. Schemenoun

    a plan or theory something to be done; a design; a project; as, to form a scheme

  3. Schemenoun

    any lineal or mathematical diagram; an outline

  4. Schemenoun

    a representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment or at a given event

  5. Schemeverb

    to make a scheme of; to plan; to design; to project; to plot

  6. Schemeverb

    to form a scheme or schemes

Wikidata

  1. Scheme

    Scheme is a functional programming language and one of the two main dialects of the programming language Lisp. Unlike Common Lisp, the other main dialect, Scheme follows a minimalist design philosophy specifying a small standard core with powerful tools for language extension. Its compactness and elegance have made it popular with educators, language designers, programmers, implementors, and hobbyists. The language's diverse appeal is seen as a strong point, though the consequently wide divergence between implementations is seen as one of the language's weak points. Scheme was developed at the MIT AI Lab by Guy L. Steele and Gerald Jay Sussman who introduced it to the academic world via a series of memos, now referred to as the Lambda Papers, over the period 1975–1980. The Scheme language is standardized in the official IEEE standard, and a de facto standard called the Revisedn Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme. The most widely implemented standard is R5RS, and a new standard R6RS was ratified in 2007. Scheme was the first dialect of Lisp to choose lexical scope and the first to require implementations to perform tail-call optimization. It was also one of the first programming languages to support first-class continuations. It had a significant influence on the effort that led to the development of its sister, Common Lisp.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Scheme

    skēm, n. plan: something contrived to be done: purpose: plot: a combination of things by design: a specific organisation for some end: an illustrative diagram: a system: a statement in tabular form: a representation of the aspect of the heavenly bodies at a given time.—v.t. to plan: to contrive.—v.i. to form a plan.—n. Scheme′-arch, an arch less than a semicircle.—adj. Scheme′ful.—n. Schē′mer.—adj. Schē′ming, given to forming schemes: intriguing.—adv. Schē′mingly, by scheming.—n. Schē′mist, a schemer: an astrologer.—adj. Schē′my, cunning: intriguing. [L. schema—Gr. schēma, form—echein, schēsein, to hold.]

Rap Dictionary

  1. schemeverb

    To plan to do something to get someones money, most often by cheating. "And the girls that been scheming, gonna get creamed when I" -- The Gravediggaz (Tonite is a special nite).

Editors Contribution

  1. scheme

    A systematic current project or plan.

    The landscaping scheme is easy and simple.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 27, 2020  

Suggested Resources

  1. scheme

    Song lyrics by scheme -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by scheme on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'scheme' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #834

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'scheme' in Written Corpus Frequency: #988

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'scheme' in Nouns Frequency: #225

How to pronounce scheme?

How to say scheme in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scheme in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scheme in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of scheme in a Sentence

  1. Aaron Friedberg:

    It is almost like they are problems of different intensity burning at a different rate, in the grand scheme of things, Russia is a burned out case.

  2. The President:

    I categorically deny and reject the accusation that I was involved (in a corruption scheme) and having received any money from that customs fraud scheme.

  3. Hunter Biden:

    Trump's scheme has been exposed.

  4. John Parker:

    Their dogged determination and skilled investigative techniques were crucial in exposing and dissecting this sprawling corruption scheme.

  5. Mark Zandi:

    From a 30,000-foot level, if you're looking at it from down on high, I expect a recession -- if we have one -- would be six months, nine months, something like that, unemployment would rise from 3.6 % to 5.5 %, 6 %, something like that. Not good, but you know, in the grand scheme of things, kind of more typical, comparable to other recessions we've experienced in the past.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

scheme#1#2803#10000

Translations for scheme

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • مكيدةArabic
  • schéma, plánCzech
  • μηχανορραφία, πλάνο, συνδυασμός, σχέδιο, σχεδιάγραμμα, σκευωρία, πλεκτάνη, απεργάζομαι, εξυφαίνω, σχεδιάζωGreek
  • maquinación, treta, artimaña, estratagema, ardid, intrigaSpanish
  • azerikeriaBasque
  • järjestelmä, rakenne, suunnitelma, kaavio, juoni, suunnitellaFinnish
  • schéma, combine, planFrench
  • תכנית, מבנה, תחבולה, סכימה, תרשיםHebrew
  • ráð, ráðagerð, bruggIcelandic
  • piano, intrigo, stratagemma, macchinazione, programma, schema, progettoItalian
  • 表, 案, 図表, 図, 枠組み, 計画, 陰謀, 企画, 構成, 計略, 概型, 体系Japanese
  • skemaMalay
  • wiskunde, planDutch
  • intryga, plan, programPolish
  • esquema, planejamentoPortuguese
  • структура, замышлять, программа, схема, замыслить, планировать, план, замыселRussian
  • పథకంTelugu
  • düzenTurkish
  • icebo, isuZulu

Get even more translations for scheme »

Translation

Find a translation for the scheme definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"scheme." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 18 Mar. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/scheme>.

Discuss these scheme definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for scheme? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity
    A profaneness
    B maculation
    C flunkey
    D exponent

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for scheme: