Elamur Dictionary⌕

☰

dictionaries / English / S / streamlining

streamlining

noun (uncountable); verb (present participle of streamline: streamline, streamlines, streamlined, streamlining)

«streamlining» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

making something simpler and more efficient. tree →
(euphemism, business) cutting jobs or services. tree →
(science) shaping something so it moves easily through air or water. tree →

In the lessons

Used in business and government to make cuts sound like better organisation; also a real science word about shapes. Official, all regions.

Examples

The company announced streamlining, and two hundred jobs went. tree →
Fish and dolphins have a streamlined shape. tree →
We streamlined the morning routine so we leave earlier. tree →
The council's streamlining closed two libraries. tree →
In science we tested which shape was most streamlined. tree →
Streamlining the form made it much quicker to fill in. tree →

Note

Science sense: a smooth shape that reduces drag. Business sense: often job cuts. Context matters.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «streamlining» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«streamlining» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/streamlining/