streamwise

English

Etymology

stream +‎ -wise

Adjective

streamwise (not comparable)

1. In the direction of a stream
   • 1976, Ian Naismith Sneddon, Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Mathematics for Engineers and Applied Scientists‎^[1], →ISBN, page 9:

     AEROFOIL. The name given to the lifting wing or, more correctly, to the shape of a streamwise section through such a wing.

Derived terms

• streamwisely