1 US companies are extending their leading position, with over half of the world's Top 100 listed companies coming from America. ( 2 China/HK now has the second most companies) with the UK in third place.
streamline. 1  A line that is parallel to the direction of flow of a fluid at a given instant. 2  The path of one particle in a flowing fluid. 3  A contour of a body constructed so as to offer minimum resistance to a fluid flow.
Synonym Study Expand. Stream, current refer to a steady flow. In this use they are interchangeable. In the sense of running water, however, a stream is a flow that may be as small as a brook or as large as a river: A number of streams have their sources in mountains. Current refers to the most rapidly moving part of the stream: This river has a swift current.