flatline
/ˈflætˌlaɪn/ · noun
Meaning
- An unchanging state, as indicated in a graph of a variable over time.
- Asystole; the absence of heart contractions or brain waves.
- (of the heart) To stop beating.
- (by extension) To die.
- To kill.
- To stay at the same level, without development; or, to fall.
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