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flatline

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Noun

  1. An asystole; the absence of heart contractions or brain waves: The disappearance of the rhythmic peaks displayed on a heart monitor.
  2. An asystole; the absence of heart contractions or brain waves: The disappearance of brain waves on an electroencephalogram.
  3. An unchanging state, as indicated in a graph of a variable over time.
  4. A line that is run low to the water from the rod tip, generally off a release clip of some type.

Verb

  1. To stop beating.
  2. To die.
  3. To kill.
  4. To remain at the same level, without development; or, to fall.
  5. To experience significantly decreased rates of change compared to previous rates of change.
  6. To fish using a flatline.

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