curve flattening
English
editNoun
editcurve flattening (countable and uncountable, plural curve flattenings)
- (infectiology, epidemiology, pathology) The action of flattening the curve: the activity of reducing the speed of infection, so that the peak active infection cases are lower.
Coordinate terms
edit- social distancing (the measures typically used for curve flattening)
Related terms
edit- flatten the curve (verb)