streamline

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈstriːmlʌɪn/

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Verb

Plain form streamline

Third-person singular streamlines

Past tense streamlined

Past participle streamlined

Present participle streamlining

1. (transitive) When you streamline something, you make it into a shape that allows it to move through a fluid easily using little energy.

   Streamlining helps animals swim though water and fly through air.

   Cars that are streamlined use less energy and can go faster.