streamline

Meaning

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. (transitive) To design and construct the contours of a vehicle etc. so as to offer the least resistance to its flow through a fluid.
2. (broadly, transitive) To simplify or organize a process in order to increase its efficiency.
3. (transitive) To modernize.

Synonyms

streamlined

rationalize

fusiform

smooth

inswept

heighten

ichthyoid

innovate

intensify

lighten

modernize

optimize

organise

organize

post

potentiate

raise

rationalise

simplify

streamer

stream line

sweeping line

unbosom

well-rounded

line of flow

fairshaped

make improvements

lifehack

streamline shape

coronal ray

hydrodynamic form

streamline form

stream filament

filament line

hydraulic form

boost

efficientize

compound

ease

flow line

goose

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Translations

rationaliser

modernizzare

stroomlijn

racionalizar

simplificar

Stromlinie

sveltire

affusolare

dare forma

modernizar

perfil aerodinámico

dégraisser

civiliser

développer

εκπολιτίζω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstriːmlaɪn/

Etymology

From stream + line.