noun
- a carefully arranged and systematic program of action for attaining some object or end
- a secret or underhanded plan; plot
- a visionary plan or project
- an orderly combination of things on a definite plan; system: a color scheme
- an outline or diagram showing different parts or elements of an object or system
- an analysis or summary in outline or tabular form
- an astrological diagram
Origin:
L schema < Gr schēma (gen. schēmatos), a form, appearance, plan, akin to schein, echein, to hold, have < IE base *seĝh-, to hold, hold fast, conquer > school, Sans sáhas, power, victory, Goth sigis, Ger sieg, victory
transitive verb schemed, scheming
- to make a scheme for; plan as a scheme; devise
- to plan in a deceitful way; plot