stream|line

stream|line
stream|line «STREEM LYN», adjective, verb, -lined, -lin|ing, noun.
–adj.
1. = streamlined. (Cf. ↑streamlined)
2. of or having to do with a motion or flow that is free from disturbance, as of a particle in a steadily flowing mass of fluid.
–v.t.
1. to give a streamlined shape to: »

to streamline a racing car.

2. Figurative. to bring up to date; make more efficient: »

to streamline train service between Chicago and New York, to streamline an office.

–n.
1. a streamlined shape.
2. Physics. the path of a particle in a steadily flowing mass of fluid.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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