streamline flow
1streamline flow — n. LAMINAR FLOW …
2streamline flow — noun flow of a gas or liquid in which the velocity at any point is relatively steady • Hypernyms: ↑flow • Hyponyms: ↑laminar flow * * * noun : an uninterrupted flow (as of air) past a solid body in which the direction at every point remains… …
3streamline flow — laminarusis tekėjimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. laminar flow; laminated flow; streamline flow vok. laminare Strömung, f; Laminarströmung, f; Schichtenströmung, f rus. ламинарное течение, n; слоистое течение, n pranc. écoulement… …
4streamline flow — the flow of a fluid past an object such that the velocity at any fixed point in the fluid is constant or varies in a regular manner. Cf. turbulent flow. [1905 10] * * * …
5streamline flow — See laminar flow …
6streamline flow — /ˌstrimlaɪn ˈfloʊ/ (say .streemluyn floh) noun a type of fluid flow in which the motion of the fluid is such that continuous streamlines can be drawn through the whole length of its course at any instant …
7Streamline — 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 flow of a… …
8streamline — stream line, v. t. 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. [PJC] 2. [Fig.] to change so as to make more efficient; used especially of… …
9streamline — ► VERB 1) design or form in a way that presents very little resistance to a flow of air or water. 2) make (an organization or system) more efficient by employing faster or simpler working methods …
10streamline — {{11}}streamline (n.) 1868, line drawn from point to point, so that its direction is everywhere that of the motion of the fluid [Lamb, Hydrodynamics, 1906], from STREAM (Cf. stream) (n.) + LINE (Cf. line) (n.). The adjective is attested from 1898 …
