Definitions For Flatline
Verb
flatlin (intransitive, of the heart) To stop beating. (intransitive, by extension) To die. (transitive, slang) To kill. To stay at the same level, without development; or, to fall.Noun
FLATLINE (plural FLATLINEs) An unchanging state, as indicated in a graph of a variable over time. asystole, asystole; the absence of heart contractions or brain waves. The disappearance of the rhythmic peaks displayed on a heart monitor. The disappearance of brain waves on an electroencephalogram. 1972, Louis Lasagna, "Aging and the field of medicine", in Aging and Society: Aging and the professions, edited by Matilda White Riley and Anne Foner, page 68: : When brain function ceases, the electroencephalogram shows flatline recordings.Etymology
from flat + asystole) on an ecg (ekg) or eeg, indicating death./">line. refers to a continuous straight line (asystole) on an ecg (ekg) or eeg, indicating death.Is Flatline a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
NO
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
NO
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
14
The word Flatline is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Flatline in a Sentence
- The patient was fading fast, and doctors expected him to flatline before the night was over