plateau

See also Plateau

English

Diagram showing plateaus.

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /plæˈtou/ compare: plateaux

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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. (sports broadcast jargon) 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. Irish: ardchlár (ga) m. Italian: altopiano m., Japanese: 高原 (ja) (こうげん, kōgen)

Korean: 고원 (ko) (gowon) (高原 (ko)) Kurdish: بان (ku) 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/

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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

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