# streamline

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstriːmlaɪn/ · frequency rank #23,116

## Definitions
1. A line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid; equivalent to the path of a specific particle in that flow.
2. On a weather chart, a line that is tangent to the flow of the wind.

## Etymology
From stream + line.

## Easily confused with
- **streamlined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/streamline-vs-streamlined)
- **streaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/streaming-vs-streamline)

## Common misspellings (15)
`srteamline`, `sstreamline`, `steramline`, `straemline`, `strealmine`, `streamilne`, `streamlien`, `streamlinne`, `streamlline`, `streamlnie`, `streammline`, `stremaline`, `strreamline`, `sttreamline`, `tsreamline`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/streamline