streamlined

American  

[streem-lahynd] / ˈstrimˌlaɪnd /

adjective

1. having a contour designed to offer the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.; optimally shaped for motion or conductivity.

2. designed or organized to give maximum efficiency; compact.

3. modernized; up-to-date.

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streamlined British  

/ ˈstriːmˌlaɪnd /

adjective

1. offering or designed to offer the minimum resistance to the flow of a gas or liquid

2. made more efficient, esp by simplifying

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Other Word Forms

• unstreamlined adjective

Etymology

Origin of streamlined

First recorded in 1890–95; streamline + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Its ability to control the plasma, plus Norm’s streamlined design versus earlier research reactors, convinced TAE it can build a power plant.

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Reading Ebert’s streamlined analysis, you understand a particular terror, that moment when art chills you to your bones.

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Fashion became more streamlined and practical as women entered the workforce.

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The civil-defense bureaucracy needs to be streamlined, disaster response tested, and the medical system is overstretched, even in peacetime.

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Grants have been streamlined, programs merged, reporting reduced, and oversight of the $1.6 trillion student-loan portfolio shifted to a more capable agency.

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Related Words

• aerodynamic
• modernized
• simplified