streamline flow

American  

noun

1. 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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streamline flow British  

noun

1. Also called: viscous flow.  flow of a fluid in which its velocity at any point is constant or varies in a regular manner. It can be represented by streamlines Compare turbulent flow See also laminar flow

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Etymology

Origin of streamline flow

First recorded in 1905–10