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streamlined

[ streem-lahynd ]
/ ˈstrimˌlaɪnd /
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adjective

having a contour designed to offer the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.; optimally shaped for motion or conductivity.
designed or organized to give maximum efficiency; compact.
modernized; up-to-date.

RELATED WORDS

up-to-date, sleek, simplified, aerodynamic, trim, smooth, contoured, slick, clean

Nearby words

  1. streaming potential,
  2. streamingly,
  3. streamlet,
  4. streamline,
  5. streamline flow,
  6. streamliner,
  7. streamside,
  8. streamway,
  9. streamwood,
  10. streamy

Origin of streamlined

First recorded in 1890–95; streamline + -ed2
Related formsun·stream·lined, adjective

streamline

[ streem-lahyn ]
/ ˈstrimˌlaɪn /

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.

Origin of streamline

First recorded in 1870–75; stream + line1
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British Dictionary definitions for streamlined

streamlined

/ (ˈstriːmˌlaɪnd) /

adjective

offering or designed to offer the minimum resistance to the flow of a gas or liquid
made more efficient, esp by simplifying

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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Word Origin and History for streamlined
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Science definitions for streamlined

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.
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Culture definitions for streamlined

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.

Note

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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