streamline flow


noun

the flow of a fluid past an object such that the velocity at any fixed point in the fluid is constant or varies in a regular manner.
Compare turbulent flow.

Origin of streamline flow

First recorded in 1905–10

British Dictionary definitions for streamline flow

streamline flow

noun

flow of a fluid in which its velocity at any point is constant or varies in a regular manner. It can be represented by streamlines Also called: viscous flow Compare turbulent flow See also laminar flow