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stream·line

(strēm′līn′)

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

a. To construct or design in a form that offers the least resistance to fluid flow: streamline a car's design.

b. To design with flowing, graceful lines: streamline furniture.

2. To improve the efficiency of, often by simplification: streamline a factory process.

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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streamlining

(ˈstriːmˌlaɪnɪŋ)

(Industrial Relations & HR Terms) making as efficient as possible

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