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   streamline

   /ˈstriːmlʌɪn/

   verb

   • 1. design or provide with a form that presents very little resistance to a flow of air or water, increasing speed and ease of movement: "engineers can reduce a vehicle's fuel consumption by reducing its size and weight and by streamlining its body"
   • 2. make (an organization or system) more efficient and effective by employing faster or simpler working methods: "the company streamlined its operations by removing whole layers of management"

   noun

   • 1. a line along which the flow of a moving fluid is least turbulent.

   adjective

   • 1. (of fluid flow) free from turbulence.
   • 2. having a streamlined shape: dated "a streamline aeroplane"

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTREAMLINE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   STREAMLINE definition: 1. to shape something so that it can move as effectively and quickly as possible through a liquid…. Learn more.

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   STREAMLINE meaning: 1. to shape something so that it can move as effectively and quickly as possible through a liquid…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of STREAMLINE is the path of a particle in a fluid relative to a solid body past which the fluid is moving in smooth flow without turbulence. How to use streamline in a sentence.

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   Synonyms for STREAMLINE: simplify, refine, oversimplify, strip (down), prune, purify, dumb down, trim; Antonyms of STREAMLINE: complex, complicate, perplex, complexify, elaborate, sophisticate

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   noun. a contour on a body that offers the minimum resistance to a gas or liquid flowing around it. 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.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › streamlineStreamline - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   When you streamline something, you're simplifying it to make it more efficient or profitable. When you think of streamlining, think of a bunch of streams coming together to form one stream. This word is about taking something complicated with a lot of parts and turning it into a simpler, sleeker thing.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › streamlinestreamline verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of streamline verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.