Definition of STREAMLINE

streamline

Plural: streamlines

Verb

  • contour economically or efficiently
  • To design and construct the contours of a vehicle etc. so as to offer the least resistance to its flow through a fluid.
  • To simplify or organize a process in order to increase its efficiency.
  • To modernize.

Noun

  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

From stream + line.

Antonyms

destreamline

Scrabble Score: 12

streamline is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
streamline is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
streamline is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

streamline is a valid Words With Friends word