adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid, especially by having sleek, graceful lines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: air-smoothed
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having been made more simple and straight forward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of streamline
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
made efficient by stripping off nonessentials
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
short streamlined meetings
a streamlined hiring process
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a streamlined convertible
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aerodynamic, flowing, sleek
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English streamline Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English streamlined From streamline + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
обтекаем
(obtekaem)
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
Bulgarian:
аеродинамичен
(aerodinamičen)
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
Estonian:
voolujooneline
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
Finnish:
virtaviivainen
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
Finnish:
linjakas
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
French:
aérodynamique
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
Georgian:
გარსედინი
(garsedini)
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
Georgian:
გარსშემოდენილი
(garsšemodenili)
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
German:
windschnittig
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
Greek:
αεροδυναμικός
(aerodynamikós)
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
Hungarian:
áramvonalas
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
Irish:
leabhairchruthach
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
Māori:
koutata
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
Norwegian Nynorsk:
straumlineforma
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
Polish:
aerodynamiczny
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
Polish:
opływowy
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
Serbo-Croatian:
аеродина̀мичан
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
Serbo-Croatian:
aerodinàmičan
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
Swedish:
strömlinjeformad
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
Ukrainian:
аеродинамічний
(aerodynamičnyj)
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
Ukrainian:
обтічний
(obtičnyj)
— designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines
Bulgarian:
опростен
(oprosten)
— having been made more simple and straight forward
Bulgarian:
рационализиран
(racionaliziran)
— having been made more simple and straight forward
Georgian:
გამართული
(gamartuli)
— having been made more simple and straight forward
Georgian:
გამარტივებული
(gamarṭivebuli)
— having been made more simple and straight forward
Georgian:
დაჩქარებული
(dačkarebuli)
— having been made more simple and straight forward
Greek:
απλοποιημένος
(aplopoiiménos)
— having been made more simple and straight forward
Norwegian Nynorsk:
straumlineforma
— having been made more simple and straight forward
Polish:
uproszczony
— having been made more simple and straight forward
Swedish:
strömlinjeformad
— having been made more simple and straight forward