streamlined

[streem-lahynd]

adjective

1. having a contour designed to offer the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.; optimally shaped for motion or conductivity.

2. designed or organized to give maximum efficiency; compact.

3. modernized; up-to-date.

streamlined

/ ˈstriːmˌlaɪnd /

adjective

1. offering or designed to offer the minimum resistance to the flow of a gas or liquid

2. made more efficient, esp by simplifying

Other Word Forms

• unstreamlined adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of streamlined¹

First recorded in 1890–95; streamline + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Prophet this year created a new, streamlined Cracker Barrel logo, featuring just the chain’s name.

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The county struggled to monitor rapidly unfolding events without streamlined coordination tools and operated with “unclear” and “outdated” policies and protocols when deciding when to send evacuation warnings and orders.

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NHS England says every hospital trust that is delivering radiotherapy is able to offer SABR, and it is committed to a more "streamlined approach" to expanding its use.

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“Through executive orders waiving red tape, the state paved the way for debris-removal crews to move quickly through damaged areas and streamlined permits to speed rebuilding,” Newsom wrote.

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Arriving Thursday on Netflix, the film version — not the miniseries some hoped for — offers a more or less straight plow through the book, though streamlined, simplified and softened.

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Related Words

• aerodynamic 
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