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