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.
The rock particles and dissolved ions carried by the stream are the called the stream's load. Stream load is divided into three categories. 1  Suspended Load-particles that are carried along with the water in the main part of the streams. stream is a body of water that carries rock particles and dissolved ions and flows down slope along a clearly defined path, called a channel. Thus, streams may vary in width from a few centimeters to several tens of kilometers. Streams are important for several reasons: