STREAMLINED


Meaning of STREAMLINED in English

ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

1.

a. : affording minimum resistance to a current : contoured to reduce drag

a streamlined yacht

streamlined engine nacelles

streamlined hounds chase a fleeing mechanical rabbit — American Guide Series: Arkansas

go easy on ice cream till we get the figure a bit more streamlined — Auckland (New Zealand) Weekly News

b. : stripped of nonessentials : simplified , compact

a streamlined ticket … replacing the long tickets previously used for transcontinental travel — Wall Street Journal

all-steel kitchens, streamlined and efficient, with no empty spaces or useless nooks — Harriette Arnow

c. : effectively integrated : organized

the shrinking of the world … requires streamlined and internationally uniform laws of aviation — Air Transportation

2. : having fluid lines : curvilinear

streamlined watch bracelet

streamlined pressure cooker

3. : brought up to date : modernized

jumped from the oxcart to the ultra streamlined — Holiday

has fashioned … a streamlined version of the … novels — J.T.Winterich

4. : of, relating to, or characteristic of streamline flow : laminar

the flow of the unagglutinated blood is laminar or streamlined — Science

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