streamline

stream·line  (strmln)

tr.v. stream·lined, stream·lin·ing, stream·lines

1. To construct or design in a form that offers the least resistance to fluid flow.

2. To improve the appearance or efficiency of; modernize.

3.

a. To organize.

b. To simplify.

n.

1. A line that is parallel to the direction of flow of a fluid at a given instant.

2. The path of one particle in a flowing fluid.

3. A contour of a body constructed so as to offer minimum resistance to a fluid flow.

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streamline [ˈstriːmˌlaɪn]

n

1. (Engineering / General Engineering) a contour on a body that offers the minimum resistance to a gas or liquid flowing around it

2. (Physics / General Physics) 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

vb (tr)

(Engineering / General Engineering) to make streamlined

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streamline  (strmln)

To construct or reconstruct an object to reduce the amount of drag it undergoes as it moves through a fluid, especially air or water.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

streamline - contour economically or efficiently contour - form the contours of

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streamline

verb rationalize, restructure, reorganize, modernize, bring up to date, make more efficient They're making efforts to streamline their bureaucracy.

Translations

streamline [ˈstriːmlaɪn] VT (lit) → aerodinamizar (fig) → racionalizar

streamline [ˈstriːmlaɪn] vt

[+ car, plane] → profiler

[+ organization, company, process] → rationaliser

streamline

vt racing car, aeroplane → windschlüpfig machen, Stromlinienform geben (+dat); (fig) → rationalisieren

streamline [ˈstriːmˌlaɪn] vt → dare una linea aerodinamica a (fig) → razionalizzare, snellire