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Synonyms: efficient, organized, modernized, rationalized More Synonyms of streamline
streamline in British English
(ˈstriːmˌlaɪn)
noun
1.
a contour on a body that offers the minimum resistance to a gas or liquid flowing around it
2.
an imaginary line in a fluid such that the tangent at any point indicates the direction of the velocity of a particle of the fluid at that point
verb(transitive)
3.
to make streamlined
streamline in American English
(ˈstrimˌlaɪn)
noun
1.
the path, or a section of the path, of a fluid moving past a solid object
2.
a contour with reference to its resistance, as to air
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈstreamˌlined or ˈstreamˌlining
3.
to make streamlined
adjective
4.
streamline verb transitive
streamline in Chemical Engineering
(strimlaɪn)
Word forms: (regular plural) streamlines
noun
(Chemical Engineering: General)
A streamline is a line which shows the direction of a flow.
A streamline is a line which lies in the direction of flow at every point at a given instant.
A streamline is a continuous line through a fluid so that it has the direction of the velocityvector at every point.
A streamline is a line which shows the direction of a flow.
streamline in Mechanical Engineering
(strimlaɪn)
Word forms: (regular plural) streamlines
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Fluid engineering)
A streamline is a line which shows the direction of a flow.
Fluid particles move in definite paths or streamlines, which can be observed by adding a special powder to the flow.
A streamline is a continuous line through a fluid so that it has the direction of the velocityvector at every point.
A streamline is a line which shows the direction of a flow.
Examples of 'streamline' in a sentence
streamline
We could ditch the bureaucracy and streamline business to make it more competitive.
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This tool alone is not enough to streamline the induction process.
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My boss has called in consultants to streamline the company.
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The plan is to streamline the system for both the consumer and providers.
McKenzie, James F. & Pinger, Robert R. An Introduction to Community Health (1995)
The current planning system has been a significant barrier so moves to streamline the process are welcome.
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It said that the move followed plans to streamline its group and wholesale operations.
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That difficulty is planning delays and he is calling for government to streamline the process.
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He recently began seeking proposals for streamlining the process.
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And streamlining production processes could produce huge cost savings.
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They are protesting against government plans to streamline the bureaucracy by not replacing one in three retiring civil servants.
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The busier the brocade, the less it will streamline your body shape.
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The restructuring programme aims to reduce costs and streamline operations while focusing more on digital products and services to counteract declining textbook sales.
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Other companies in the league table have harnessed web-based technologies to streamline business operations.
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Yet the act's measures to streamline planning will help.
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The Conservative plan involves streamlining planning policies to free up brownfield sites for residential building.
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Instead, modernise and streamline the planning system and build more homes.
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Sources say there is agreement on streamlining the group, which has two chairmen and two chief executives.
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This early intervention can streamline service delivery across different tiers of local government and the voluntary sector and provide an improved outcome for the citizen.
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They are streamlining their operations, cutting costs and the resulting extra profits are flowing through to the bottom line.
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The airline is trying to cut costs and reduced its headcount by 2,500 last year as it streamlined its management operations.
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She streamlined the group into an education, book publishing and news media company while maintaining a strong rise in its share price.
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The group has also been reviewing its brewing and pub businesses to cut costs, streamline operations and improve the distribution of its beers.
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I think its main weakness is its complexity - it needs streamlining and simplifying.
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A takeover could bring further job cuts on top of the 32,000 that are being planned as part of a streamlining of the group.
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In other languages
streamline
British English: streamline VERB
To streamline an organization or process means to make it more efficient by removing unnecessary parts of it.
They're making efforts to streamline their normally cumbersome bureaucracy.
American English: streamline
Brazilian Portuguese: agilizar
Chinese: 提高…效率
European Spanish: racionalizar
French: rationaliser
German: rationalisieren
Italian: snellire
Japanese: 合理化する
Korean: 간소화하다
European Portuguese: agilizar
Latin American Spanish: racionalizar
(verb)
Definition
to improve (something) by removing the parts that are least useful or profitable
They're making efforts to streamline their bureaucracy.
Synonyms
rationalize
They have been unable or unwilling to modernize and rationalize the business.
restructure
reorganize
The company has reorganized its sales force of 6,500.
modernize
There is a pressing need to modernize our electoral system.
bring up to date
make more efficient
Additional synonyms
in the sense of modernize
Definition
to make modern in style, methods, or equipment
There is a pressing need to modernize our electoral system.
Synonyms
update,
renew,
revamp,
remake,
renovate,
remodel,
rejuvenate,
make over,
face-lift,
bring up to date,
rebrand
in the sense of reorganize
Definition
to organize in a new and more efficient way
The company has reorganized its sales force of 6,500.