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• streamline — [strēm′līn΄] n. 1. the path, or a section of the path, of a fluid moving past a solid object 2. a contour with reference to its resistance, as to air vt. streamlined, streamlining to make streamlined adj. STREAMLINED …   English World dictionary

• streamline — I. noun Date: 1868 1. the path of a particle in a fluid relative to a solid body past which the fluid is moving in smooth flow without turbulence 2. a. a contour designed to minimize resistance to motion through a fluid (as air) b. a smooth or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• streamline — /streem luyn /, n., v., streamlined, streamlining. adj. n. 1. a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc. 2. the path of a particle that is flowing steadily and without turbulence in a fluid… …   Universalium

• streamline — stream•line [[t]ˈstrimˌlaɪn[/t]] n. v. lined, lin•ing. adj. 1) a contour offering the least resistance to a current, as of air or water 2) the path of a particle that is flowing steadily and without turbulence in a fluid past an object 3) to make …   From formal English to slang

• streamline — /ˈstrimlaɪn/ (say streemluyn) noun 1. a contour on a body, especially a motor vehicle, designed to minimise resistance to the fluid medium through which the body passes, and so increase its speed and stability. 2. Physics a line of motion in a… …  

• Streamlines, streaklines, and pathlines — Fluid flow is described in general by a vector field in three (for steady flows) or four (for non steady flows including time) dimensions. Pathlines, streamlines, and streaklines are field lines of different vector field descriptions of the flow …   Wikipedia

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• rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction       any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion.       Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… …   Universalium

• Vehicle registration plates of the United Kingdom — See also: Vehicle registration plate British number plates (1983 – 2001 numbering system), as observed in 2004 (last character of registration not shown); bottom plate lacks the EU band, which is not compulsory. Vehicle registration plates are… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Cnoidal wave — US Army bombers flying over near periodic swell in shallow water, close to the Panama coast (1933). The sharp crests and very flat troughs are characteristic for cnoidal waves. In fluid dynamics, a cnoidal wave is a nonlinear and exact periodic… …   Wikipedia