plateau

See also Plateau

English

Diagram showing plateaus.

Wikipedia

Etymology

From French plateau, diminutive of plat (“a plate”); see plate.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈplætəʊ/
• (US) IPA: /plæˈtoʊ/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophones: plateaux

Noun

plateau (plural plateaus or plateaux)

1. A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.
2. A comparatively stable level in something that varies.
3. (dated) An ornamental dish for the table; a tray or salver.
4. (sports, broadcasting) A notable level of attainment or achievement.

Translations

level expansion

• Arabic: هضبة (ar) (haḌba) f
• Armenian: բարձրավանդակ (hy) (bardzravandak)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 高原 (cmn) (gāoyuán)

• Czech: náhorní plošina (cs) f
• Dutch: hoogvlakte (nl) f, plateau (nl) n
• Finnish: ylätasanko (fi)
• French: plateau (fr) m
• German: Hochebene (de) f, Plateau (de) n
• Greek: οροπέδιο (el) (oropédhio) n
• Irish: ardchlár (ga) m
• Italian: altopiano m,
• Japanese: 高原 (ja) (こうげん, kōgen)

• Korean: 고원 (ko) (gowon) (高原 (ko))
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: بان (ku)

• Malay: penara (ms), dataran tinggi (ms), plato (ms)
• Manx: ard-chlaare (gv) m
• Portuguese: planalto (pt) m
• Romanian: platou (ro) n
• Russian: плато (ru) (plató) n (indeclinable), плоскогорье (ru) (ploskogór'je) n
• Serbian: visija f, visoravan f, zaravan f
• Spanish: meseta (es) f
• Swedish: platå (sv) c
• Turkish: plato (tr), yayla (tr)
• Vietnamese: cao nguyên (vi) (高原 (vi))

stable level

• German: Plateau (de) n

• Irish: léibheann (ga) m

Verb

plateau (third-person singular simple present plateaus, present participle plateauing, simple past and past participle plateaued)

1. (intransitive) Reach a stable level; level off.

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French

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /plato/

• plateau

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Noun

plateau m (plural plateaux)

1. flat area
2. tray
3. (geography) plateau
4. stage (in theatre); set (of television broadcast)

Anagrams

• épaulât