streamline

IPA: strˈimɫaɪn

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

(transitive) To design and construct the contours of a vehicle etc. so as to offer the least resistance to its flow through a fluid.
(transitive, by extension) To simplify or organize a process in order to increase its efficiency.
(transitive) To modernise.

Examples of "streamline" in Sentences

A dolphin is streamlined and thin.
She streamlined the script and tightened the action.
The adult has the typical streamlined wings and body.
The game is more streamlined than the original Tropico.
I hope that the process may get streamlined in the future.
He streamlined the accounting procedures of the Archdiocese.
In the 1990s, these were streamlined in the new Metroad scheme.
In some ways the change effectively streamlined the church hierarchy.
The episodes are streamlined and not exactly the same as the originals.
The locomotive was streamlined at the front and over the boiler fittings.
Other analysts are happier with the move; the word "streamline" is in heavy rotation.
Hi, I was recently looking in the itunes store for a song called streamline, by newton.
To achieve the impressive quarterly results, companies have had, as the WSJ puts it, to "streamline" their operations.
We'll check in on all of those claims, beginning with the first - that the streamline is a deterrent to illegal immigration.
Those transactions, called streamline refinances, allow FHA borrowers current on their loans to refinance even if the value of the loan equals or exceeds the value of the home.
The shape was streamline, that is to say, somewhat blunt at the nose and tapering towards the tail, the total length being 143 feet 6 inches, with a maximum diameter of 27 feet 9 inches.