streamline flow

noun

1. 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.

streamline flow

noun

1. flow of a fluid in which its velocity at any point is constant or varies in a regular manner. It can be represented by streamlines Also calledviscous flow Compare turbulent flow See also laminar flow

Word History and Origins

Origin of streamline flow¹

First recorded in 1905–10