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 Normandie Hotel, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was inspired by the ocean liner SS Normandie and displays the ship's original sign. Streamline Moderne, or Art Moderne, is a late type of the Art Deco architecture and design that emerged in the 1930s.Its architectural style emphasized curving forms, long horizontal lines, and sometimes nautical elements.ossehaus). As the Great Depression of the 1930s progressed, Americans saw a new aspect of Art Deco âi.e., streamlining, a concept first conceived by industrial design ers who stripped Art Deco design of its ornament in favor of the aerodynamic pure-line concept of motion and speed developed from scientific thinking.