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# streamline

verb (streamline, streamlines, streamlined, streamlining); noun (a streamline — science); adjective «streamlined»

«streamline» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To streamline something is to give it a smooth, slim shape so it moves easily through air or water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/#m1)
2. To streamline a job or a system is to make it simpler and quicker by removing unneeded steps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/#m2)
3. (science, noun) A streamline is a line showing the path air or water takes as it flows around something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on forces, a streamlined shape reduces air resistance or water resistance (drag): fish, birds, racing cars and rockets are streamlined. In everyday and business life «streamline the process» means make it easier and faster. Phrases: «streamlined shape», «streamline the process».

### Examples

- A dolphin's body is streamlined so it swims fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/#x1)
- Racing cars are streamlined to cut through the air. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/#x2)
- We made streamlined paper boats and tested them in the water tray. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/#x3)
- The school streamlined the lunch queue so everyone eats sooner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/#x4)
- Cyclists crouch low to make themselves more streamlined. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/#x5)
- Mum streamlined her morning by packing bags the night before. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/#x6)
- The new train has a streamlined nose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/#x7)

### Note

Past form «streamlined» is often used as an adjective: «a streamlined car». In science, streamlined does not mean «no friction»; it means less drag. Opposite idea: a «blunt» or «boxy» shape that has more drag.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «streamline» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«streamline» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/streamline.html) on Mova free.