English Explanatory Dictionary

flatten the curve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. 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.

Word forms

flatten the curve flattens the curve flattening the curve flattened the curve

Related words

curve flattening
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