streamlined motion

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• streamlined — Streamline Stream line , a. Of or pert. to a stream line; designating a motion or flow that is free from turbulence, like that of a particle in a streamline; hence, designating a surface, body, etc., that is designed so as to afford an unbroken… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• streamlined — adjective Date: 1913 1. a. contoured to reduce resistance to motion through a fluid (as air) b. stripped of nonessentials ; compact c. effectively integrated ; organized 2. having flowing lines 3. brought up to date ; modernized …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• streamlined — /streem luynd /, adj. 1. having a contour designed to offer the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.; optimally shaped for motion or conductivity. 2. designed or organized to give maximum efficiency; compact. 3. modernized;… …   Universalium

• streamlined — A body shaped so as to offer minimum resistance to motion through the fluid (air) …   Aviation dictionary

• streamlined — stream•lined [[t]ˈstrimˌlaɪnd[/t]] adj. 1) contoured to offer the least resistance to a current, as of air or water; optimally shaped for motion or conductivity 2) designed or organized for maximum efficiency 3) modernized; up to date • Etymology …   From formal English to slang

• LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3 — Disambiguation: LNER Class A1, LNER Thompson Class A1/1, LNER Peppercorn Class A1 LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3[ …   Wikipedia

• LNER Class A4 — 60009 Union of South Africa in 1951 Power type Steam Designer …   Wikipedia

• airplane — /air playn /, n. 1. a heavier than air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. 2. any similar heavier than air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter. Also …   Universalium

• fish — fishless, adj. /fish/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) fishes, v. n. 1. any of various cold blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with …   Universalium

• Fish — /fish/, n. Hamilton, 1808 93, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1869 77. * * * I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold blooded vertebrates found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species range from the primitive lampreys and hagfishes… …   Universalium

• locomotion — /loh keuh moh sheuhn/, n. the act or power of moving from place to place. [1640 50; see LOCOMOTIVE, MOTION] * * * Any of various animal movements that result in progression from one place to another. Locomotion is classified as either… …   Universalium