English Explanatory Dictionary

streamline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid; equivalent to the path of a specific particle in that flow.
  2. On a weather chart, a line that is tangent to the flow of the wind.
verb
  1. To design and construct the contours of a vehicle etc. so as to offer the least resistance to its flow through a fluid.
  2. To simplify or organize a process in order to increase its efficiency.
  3. To modernize.

Pronunciation

/ˈstriːmlaɪn/ En-us-streamline.oga

Word forms

streamline streamlines streamlining streamlined

Etymology

From stream + line.

Antonyms

destreamline

Related words

streakline pathline streamstyle

Derived words

hyperstreamline restreamline streamlinable unstreamline

Translations

Dutch: stroomlijn Finnish: virtaviiva Macedonian: струјница Polish: linia opływowa Russian: ли́ния обтека́ния Russian: ли́ния возду́шного пото́ка Vietnamese: đường dòng
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