streamline flow
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noun
the flow of a fluid past an object such that the velocity at any fixed point in the fluid is constant or varies in a regular manner.
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Origin of streamline flow
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby streamline flow
streaming movement, streaming potential, streamlet, streamline, streamlined, streamline flow, streamliner, stream of consciousness, streamside, streamway, Streamwood
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streamline flow
noun
flow of a fluid in which its velocity at any point is constant or varies in a regular manner. It can be represented by streamlinesAlso called: viscous flow Compare turbulent flow See also laminar flow
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