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Rareflatline
The correct spelling is flatline.
How to pronounce flatline
/ˈflætˌlaɪn/
nounIPA: /ˈflætˌlaɪn/
Say it like: Fla-tli-ne
The correct spelling is flatline. An unchanging state, as indicated in a graph of a variable over time.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.An unchanging state, as indicated in a graph of a variable over time.
- 2.Asystole; the absence of heart contractions or brain waves.
verb
- 1.(of the heart) To stop beating.
- 2.(by extension) To die.
- 3.To kill.
- 4.To stay at the same level, without development; or, to fall.
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