flatline
Is it a Scrabble word? See definition, points, and words you can make.
Is flatline a Scrabble word?
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends No
What is the meaning of flatline?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (medicine, cardiology) An asystole; the absence of heart contractions or brain waves.
2. (medicine, cardiology) An asystole; the absence of heart contractions or brain waves.Examples: "When brain function ceases, the electroencephalogram shows flatline recordings."
3. (also figurative) An unchanging state, as indicated in a graph of a variable over time.Examples: "Thus, you hear words like "flatline recession," "improvement at a greatly reduced rate," "economic hiccup," "recessionette," "rolling readjustment" and "the economy is double clutching.""alsofiguratively
4. (fishing) A line that is run low to the water from the rod tip, generally off a release clip of some type.
verb (English)
1. (intransitive, medicine, cardiology, of the heart) To stop beating.intransitive
2. (intransitive, medicine, cardiology, by extension) To die.broadlyintransitive
3. (transitive, slang) To kill.Examples: "If looks could kill, Mona's sharp gaze would have flatlined him in one second."; "After all she'd been through, she needed sleep and food to heal, not endure a lovemaking session that was so passionate that it had pretty much flatlined him as well."slangtransitive
4. (informal, transitive) To remain at the same level, without development; or, to fall.Examples: "The economy in Northern Ireland is flatlining and jobs are scarce."; "But passenger numbers have since recovered to only 85% of pre-March 2020 levels, and growth has flatlined."informaltransitive
5. (of a graph) To experience significantly decreased rates of change compared to previous rates of change.Examples: "Upon upload, the video got 1,000 views/day for the first week, then flatlined and started getting fewer than ten views/day."
6. (fishing, intransitive) To fish using a flatline.intransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary