streamline

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

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 flow of a fluid about it, esp. when the resistance to flow is the least possible; as, a streamline body for an automobile or airship; — the current usuage prefers the term streamlined.

1. to design or modify so as to present the least possible resistance to fluid flow; — used mostly of vehicles, such as automobiles, airplanes, or ships.

2. Fig. to change so as to make more efficient; — used especially of organizations, procedures, or methods. “The streamlined company became a formidable competitor.”

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement, GCIDE editors