"flatline" meaning in All languages combined

See flatline on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈflætˌlaɪn/ Audio: en-au-flatline.ogg [Australia] Forms: flatline [singular], flatlines [plural]
Etymology: flat + line Etymology templates: {{compound|flat|line}} flat + line Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A flatline is the absence of heart contractions or brain waves.
    Sense id: simple-flatline-en-noun-Meq1nfMF Categories (other): Medicine

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈflætˌlaɪn/ Audio: en-au-flatline.ogg [Australia] Forms: flatline [canonical], flatlines [third-person, singular], flatlined [past], flatlined [past, participle], flatlining [present, participle]
Etymology: flat + line Etymology templates: {{compound|flat|line}} flat + line Head templates: {{verb|flatlin|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a heart flatlines, it stops beating.
    Sense id: simple-flatline-en-verb-aNHmdAY5 Categories (other): Medicine, Verbs
  2. If a person flatlines, they die.
    Sense id: simple-flatline-en-verb-sSs~M1sg Categories (other): Medicine, Verbs
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