Streamline

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-009321",
  "term": "Streamline",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A line in a fluid flow field that is everywhere tangent to the instantaneous velocity vector. It represents the path a massless fluid parcel would take if the flow were steady. In atmospheric science, streamlines are used to visualize wind patterns and identify features like troughs and ridges.",
  "see_also": [
    "Free streamline",
    "trajectory"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/streamline/"
}