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Aerodynamics vs Streamline - What's the difference?

aerodynamics | streamline |

As nouns the difference between aerodynamics and streamline

is that aerodynamics is the science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere while streamline is a line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid; equivalent to the path of a specific particle in that flow.

As a verb streamline is

to design and construct the contours of a vehicle etc. so as to offer the least resistance to its flow through a fluid.

aerodynamics

English

(wikipedia aerodynamics)

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Noun

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  • The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere

    • streamline

    English

    (wikipedia streamline)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) A line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid; equivalent to the path of a specific particle in that flow.
  • (meteorology) On a weather chart, a line that is tangent to the flow of the wind.

    • See also

    * streakline * pathline

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To design and construct the contours of a vehicle etc. so as to offer the least resistance to its flow through a fluid.
  • (by extension) To simplify or organize a process in order to increase its efficiency.
  • To modernise.

    • Derived terms

    * streamliner

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