Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

streamline flow

See more synonyms for streamline flow on Thesaurus.com
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.
Show More
Compare turbulent flow.

Origin of streamline flow

First recorded in 1905–10
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
British Dictionary definitions for streamline flow

streamline flow

noun
  1. 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
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012