"curve flattening" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: curve flattenings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} curve flattening (countable and uncountable, plural curve flattenings)
  1. (infectiology, epidemiology, pathology) The action of flattening the curve: the activity of reducing the speed of infection, so that the peak active infection cases are lower. Wikipedia link: en:curve flattening Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Coronavirus, Epidemiology, Pathology Related terms: flatten the curve [verb] Coordinate_terms: social distancing (english: the measures typically used for curve flattening)
    Sense id: en-curve_flattening-en-noun-DgcU4MQI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: epidemiology, medicine, pathology, sciences

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