2. Noun. the disappearance of the rhythmic peaks displayed on a heart monitor ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) (context: of the heart) to stop beating ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) (context: by extension) to die ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flatline
1. to register as having no brain waves or heartbeat [v -LINED, -LINING, -LINES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flatline
Literary usage of Flatline
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Urban Condition: Space, Community, and Self in the Contemporary Metropolis by Ghent Urban Studies Team (1999)
"When Case decides to walk to the city during the flatline, the city turns out to
be unreachable. This scene, it appears, figures a recollection of ..."
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