streamlined

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  1. adjective Designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow.
  2. adjective Reduced to essentials; lacking anything extra.
  3. adjective Effectively organized or simplified: a streamlined method of production.
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  • It was a cabin craft, streamlined, all new design. —  072 - The Yellow Cloud
  • Most viruses can't help; viruses are streamlined, and artificial chromosomes—even tiny ones—are often so big that you can't cram one into a virus. —  AnalogSF,Mar2004
  • This thing needed to be streamlined, and someone needed to take action. —  Transfer of Power - Flynn
  • She was tall and firm and streamlined, and bore some resemblance to her brother, Tom Idle. —  071 - Mad Mesa
  • He could furl his wings flat back against his torso so that it was streamlined, and he could power his way through the brush in the manner of a snake. —  Dragon on a Pedestal
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