Sekirov Dictionary

flatline

/ˈflætˌlaɪn/

verb 6
noun 5
forms 3

verb6

To stop beating.
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To experience significantly decreased rates of change compared to previous rates of change.
- Upon upload, the video got 1,000 views/day for the first week, then flatlined and started getting fewer than ten views/day.
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(informal) To remain at the same level, without development; or, to fall.
- The economy in Northern Ireland is flatlining and jobs are scarce. — 2012
To die.
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(slang) To kill.
- If looks could kill, Mona's sharp gaze would have flatlined him in one second. — 2013
To fish using a flatline.

noun5

An asystole; the absence of heart contractions or brain waves.
The disappearance of the rhythmic peaks displayed on a heart monitor.
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The disappearance of brain waves on an electroencephalogram.
- When brain function ceases, the electroencephalogram shows flatline recordings. — 1972
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An unchanging state, as indicated in a graph of a variable over time.
- Thus, you hear words like "flatline recession," "improvement at a greatly reduced rate," "economic hiccup," "recessionette," "rolling readjustment" and "the economy is double clutching." — 1967
A line that is run low to the water from the rod tip, generally off a release clip of some type.

forms

flatlined · flatlining · flatlines

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