curve flattening

noun

The action of flattening the curve: the activity of reducing the speed of infection, so that the peak active infection cases are lower.

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Meanings

nouncurve flattening (countable and uncountable, plural curve flattenings)

plural curve flattenings

  1. countableuncountableepidemiologyThe action of flattening the curve: the activity of reducing the speed of infection, so that the peak active infection cases are lower.
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curve flattening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curve%20flattening

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“curve flattening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curve%20flattening. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “curve flattening,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curve%20flattening.

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