streamline

plural streamlines

1. natural sciencesA line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid; equivalent to the path of a specific particle in that flow.
2. climatologyOn a weather chart, a line that is tangent to the flow of the wind.

present singular third person streamlines · participle present streamlining · participle past streamlined · past streamlined

1. transitiveTo design and construct the contours of a vehicle etc. so as to offer the least resistance to its flow through a fluid.

   The J's originally were streamlined after the style of the New Haven's 1400- class 4-6-4's and were considered by many to be a handsome locomotive. A program to gradually destreamline the class began in April 1947.

   1969, Trains

2. broadlytransitiveTo simplify or organize a process in order to increase its efficiency.

   The subcommittee concludes FDA should become less involved in the early stages of clinical research by streamlining and uncumbering its regulations governing them.

   1980, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology, The Food and Drug Administration's Process for Approving New Drugs, page 64

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   This structure organizes and streamlines theme development to create a solid ground for themers (theme developers) to further build and extend, much like in object-oriented programming.

   2013, Liran Tal, Drupal 7 Media

   A non-hormonal birth control capsule that women can insert just before sex. A rape kit that gives victims more agency and streamlines the evidence collection process. An overhauled design for a 150-year-old tool used in postpartum vaginal tearing.

   2021 June 8, Jacqui Palumbo, “These innovative designs are tackling taboo health issues for women”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2021

   Mr. Manchin has insisted that legislation to streamline the permitting of fossil fuel and energy infrastructure projects, including the West Virginia pipeline, be tied to the spending measure, which is expected to keep the government funded through mid-December.

   2022 September 21, Emily Cochrane, Lisa Friedman, “Manchin’s Gas Pipeline Deal Irks Both Parties, Snarling Spending Bill”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2022

   In 2021, Egypt recategorized nurseries as micro-, small- and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which provides greater business benefits, including tax markdowns, and in 2024, Jordan streamlined the registration process for home-based nurseries, making it simpler to start a child-minding business from home.

   2025 February 6, Rebecca Cairns, “Just 1 in 5 women are employed in this region. Investing in the care economy could change that”, in CNN, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2025

   Robert F Kennedy Jr said the nation’s health agencies will cut 10,000 jobs from their 82,000-person workforce – an enormous reduction the US health secretary characterized as streamlining federal bureaucracy amid internal resistance to the administration’s agenda.

   2025 March 27, Jessica Glenza, “RFK Jr plans 10,000 job cuts in restructuring of US health department”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2025

3. transitiveTo modernize.