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flatten the curve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
flat-ten the curve
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reduce the rate at which an infection spreads during an epidemic, decreasing the number of active cases at any given time by increasing the period of time over which numbers of similar cases occur.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

flattens the curve (present, singular) flattening the curve (participle, present) flattened the curve (participle, past) flattened the curve (past)

Phrases

curve flattening

Frequently Paired Words

curve flattening social distancing raise the line

Questions

What does flatten the curve mean?
To reduce the rate at which an infection spreads during an epidemic, decreasing the number of active cases at any given time by increasing the period of time over which numbers of similar cases occur.

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