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Meaning
Noun
●
An
unchanging
state, as
indicated
in a
graph
of a
variable
over time.
●
Asystole; the
absence
of
heart
contractions
or
brain
waves.
The
disappearance
of the
rhythmic
peaks
displayed
on a
heart
monitor.
The
disappearance
of
brain waves
on an electroencephalogram.
Verb
●
To
stop
beating.
●
In Death:
To die.
●
In Death:
To kill.
●
To
stay
at the same level, without development; or, to fall.
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Origin
flatline
English
flat
English
line
English
ligner
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
lin
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
line
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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