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streamline

Pronunciation: /ˈstriːmlaɪn/

The English word “streamline” has 5 meanings listed here.

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.

Etymology

From stream + line.

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