streamline

[ streem-lahyn ]

/ ˈstrimˌlaɪn /

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noun

a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.

the path of a particle that is flowing steadily and without turbulence in a fluid past an object.

verb (used with object), stream·lined, stream·lin·ing.

to make streamlined.

to alter in order to make more efficient or simple.

adjective

streamlined.

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Origin of streamline

First recorded in 1870–75; stream + line¹

Words nearby streamline

streamflow, streaming, streaming movement, streaming potential, streamlet, streamline, streamlined, streamline flow, streamliner, stream of consciousness, streamside

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And later film-camera images were better quality as researchers learned how to streamline the process.
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Once the public got wind of their move, they intoned that they were just trying to streamline government.
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Once revealed, these statesmen shockingly defended the move as part of their effort to streamline government.
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The result was the first American "streamline" design for a shell.
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In its general curvature the ship was a compromise between a true streamline design and a flattened cylinder.
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The French had developed a mortar shell on the streamline principle which was invisible in flight and had twice the range of ours.
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Had the war continued the Trench Warfare Section would have produced streamline shell for mortars.
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"No wonder they streamline," he muttered as he saw the enormous force it took to drive the gigantic ship through this air.
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British Dictionary definitions for streamline

streamline

/ (ˈstriːmˌlaɪn) /

noun

a contour on a body that offers the minimum resistance to a gas or liquid flowing around it

an imaginary line in a fluid such that the tangent at any point indicates the direction of the velocity of a particle of the fluid at that point

verb (tr)

to make streamlined

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Scientific definitions for streamline

streamline

[ strēm′līn′ ]

To construct or reconstruct an object to reduce the amount of drag it undergoes as it moves through a fluid, especially air or water.

Cultural definitions for streamline

streamline

The line traced by a liquid or gas as it moves. Streamlines are most commonly used in describing the flow of a liquid or gas around a solid object.

notes for streamline

A “streamlined” design is one in which objects that move through a gas or liquid are shaped to match these lines, and therefore reduce the energy required to produce that motion.

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