streamline

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streamline

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From stream +‎ line.

• IPA^(key): /ˈstriːmlaɪn/

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streamline (plural streamlines)

1. (physics) 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. (meteorology) On a weather chart, a line that is tangent to the flow of the wind.

• streakline
• pathline

streamline (third-person singular simple present streamlines, present participle streamlining, simple past and past participle streamlined)

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.
   • 1969, Trains:

     The J's originally were streamlined after the style of the New Haven's 1400- class 4-6-4's and were considered by many to be a handsome locomotive. A program to gradually destreamline the class began in April 1947.

2. (transitive, by extension) To simplify or organize a process in order to increase its efficiency.
   • 1980, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology, The Food and Drug Administration's Process for Approving New Drugs, page 64:

     The subcommittee concludes FDA should become less involved in the early stages of clinical research by streamlining and uncumbering its regulations governing them.

   • 2013, Liran Tal, Drupal 7 Media:

     This structure organizes and streamlines theme development to create a solid ground for themers (theme developers) to further build and extend, much like in object-oriented programming.

   • 2022 September 21, Emily Cochrane, Lisa Friedman, “Manchin’s Gas Pipeline Deal Irks Both Parties, Snarling Spending Bill”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Mr. Manchin has insisted that legislation to streamline the permitting of fossil fuel and energy infrastructure projects, including the West Virginia pipeline, be tied to the spending measure, which is expected to keep the government funded through mid-December.

3. (transitive) To modernise.

• destreamline

• streamliner

• streamstyle

• eternalism, martelines, steamliner