streamlined body
Sleek physical shape
A streamlined body is shaped to move through air or water with minimal resistance.
The term applies to animals like dolphins and sharks, aircraft fuselages, and racing vehicles—anything designed or evolved to reduce drag.
The penguin's streamlined body lets it shoot through water.
In biology, it describes the fusiform shape that has evolved independently across swimming and flying species.
- flippersFoot-worn swim aids
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
- shark skinApex predator's outer layer
- webbed feetSkin-connected toes for swimming
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
aquatic · teardrop · sleek design · laminar flow · buoyancy · drag · bullet train · torpedo · boundary layer · biomimicry · airfoil · ergonomics · fusiform · smooth sailing · viscosity · fuselage · flow rate · wind tunnel
- predator traitssharp teeth, sharp claws, fangs, claws, talons
- Aerodynamic Shapesteardrop, airfoil, nosecone, fairing, bullet shape
- aquatic adaptationsgills, fins, swim bladder, flippers, webbed feet
- fish featuresgills, fins, scales, swim bladder, barbels
- animal featuresbeaks, scales, antlers, fur, ears
- adaptationsfilm adaptation, film adaptations, movie adaptation, TV adaptation, TV adaptations