streamline: Meaning and Definition of

stream•line

Pronunciation: (strēm'līn"), [key]
— n., v., adj. -lined, -lin•ing.
—n.
  1. a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
  2. the path of a particle that is flowing steadily and without turbulence in a fluid past an object.
—v.t.
  1. to make streamlined.
  2. to alter in order to make more efficient or simple.
—adj.
  1. streamlined.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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