streamlined shapes
Contours minimizing resistance
Streamlined shapes are forms designed to minimize resistance as they move through air or water.
The contours are smooth, tapered, and free of protrusions that would create drag—think of fish, aircraft fuselages, or racing cars.
The engineer studied streamlined shapes found in nature.
The term extends to anything sleek and efficient-looking.
- teardropSingle unit of crying
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- hullOuter covering or frame
- laminar flowSmooth, parallel fluid motion
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
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