schema

One entry found for schema.

Main Entry: sche·ma
Pronunciation: sk-m
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural sche·ma·ta /-mt- /; also schemas
1 : a nonconscious adjustment of the brain to the afferent impulses indicative of bodily posture that is a prerequisite of appropriate bodily movement and of spatial perception
2 : the organization of experience in the mind or brain that includes a particular organized way of perceiving cognitively and responding to a complex situation or set of stimuli