STREAMLINE


Meaning of STREAMLINE in English

/streem"luyn'/ , n. , v. , streamlined, streamlining . adj.

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.

3. to make streamlined.

4. to alter in order to make more efficient or simple.

adj.

5. streamlined.

[ 1870-75; STREAM + LINE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .