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1.NounA line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid; equivalent to the path of a specific particle in that flow.
2.NounOn a weather chart, a line that is tangent to the flow of the wind.
3.VerbTo design and construct the contours of a vehicle etc. so as to offer the least resistance to its flow through a fluid.
4.VerbTo simplify or organize a process in order to increase its efficiency.
5.VerbTo modernize.