streamline
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streamline
- /ˈstriːmlaɪn/
noun streamlines
- A line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid; equivalent to the path of a specific particle in that flow.
- On a weather chart, a line that is tangent to the flow of the wind.
verb streamlines · streamlining · streamlined
- To design and construct the contours of a vehicle etc. so as to offer the least resistance to its flow through a fluid. 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.
- To simplify or organize a process in order to increase its efficiency. The subcommittee concludes FDA should become less involved in the early stages of clinical research by streamlining and uncumbering its regulations governing them.
- To modernize.
Opposite: destreamline
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lighten, refine, optimization, pivot, align, modernise, chaining, consolidate, cut, maximise, integrate, systematize, optimisation, unify, optimizing, upgrade
verb
Opposite: destreamline
Translations
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noun meteorology: line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of the wind
| Русский | ли́ния обтека́ния línija obtekánija, ли́ния возду́шного пото́ка línija vozdúšnovo potóka |
|---|---|
| Tiếng Việt | đường dòng |
noun line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid
| Español | línea de corriente |
|---|---|
| Português | linha de corrente |
| Français | ligne de courant |
| Русский | направле́ние тече́ния napravlénije tečénija, ли́ния обтека́ния línija obtekánija, ли́ния пото́ка línija potóka, ли́ния тече́ния línija tečénija, ли́ния то́ка línija tóka |
| Tiếng Việt | đường dòng |
verb to design an object so as to offer least resistance to its flow through a fluid
| Español | fluidodinamizar, aerodinamizar, hidrodinamizar |
|---|---|
| Français | fuseler |
| Italiano | velocizzare |
| Русский | придава́ть обтека́емую фо́рму pridavátʹ obtekájemuju fórmu |
verb to simplify a process
| Español | agilizar, eficientar, eficientizar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 精簡 /精简 jīngjiǎn, 簡化 /简化 jiǎnhuà |
| Português | simplificar, racionalizar, otimizar |
| Français | rationaliser |
| Italiano | razionalizzare, snellire |
| Русский | рационализи́ровать racionalizírovatʹ, ускоря́ть uskorjátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tinh giản |
verb to modernise
| 中文 | 現代化 /现代化 xiàndàihuà |
|---|---|
| Português | modernizar |
| Français | moderniser |
| Italiano | modernizzare, ottimizzare |
| Русский | модернизи́ровать modɛrnizírovatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | hiện đại hoá |
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