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pla·teau
(plă-tō′)n. pl. pla·teaus or pla·teaux (-tōz′)
1. An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
2. A relatively stable level, period, or state: Mortgage rates declined, then reached a plateau.
intr.v. pla·teaued, pla·teau·ing, pla·teaus
To reach a stable level; level off: "The tension seemed to grow by degrees, then it plateaued" (Tom Clancy).
[French, from Old French platel, platter, from plat, flat; see plate.]
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plateau
(ˈplætəʊ)n, pl -eaus or -eaux (-əʊz)
1. (Physical Geography) a wide mainly level area of elevated land
2. a relatively long period of stability; levelling off: the rising prices reached a plateau.
vb (intr)
to remain at a stable level for a relatively long period
[C18: from French, from Old French platel something flat, from plat flat; see plate]
Plateau
(ˈplætəʊ)n
(Placename) a state of central Nigeria, formed in 1976 from part of Benue-Plateau State: tin mining. Capital: Jos. Pop: 3 178 712 (2006). Area: 30 913 sq km (11 936 sq miles)
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pla•teau
(plæˈtoʊ; esp. Brit. ˈplæt oʊ)n., pl. -teaus, -teaux (-ˈtoʊz, -toʊz)
v. -teaued, -teau•ing. n.
1. a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side.
2. a period or state of little or no growth or decline, esp. one in which increase or progress ceases: to reach a plateau in one's career.
v.i. 3. to reach a state or level of little or no growth or decline; stabilize.
[1785–95; < French; Old French platel flat object, diminutive of plat plate]
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pla·teau
(plă-tō′) An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land.
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plateau
- Can refer to an ornamented dish or tray for serving food.See also related terms for tray.
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plateau
Past participle: plateauing
Gerund: plateaued
| Imperative |
|---|
| plateau |
| plateau |
| Present |
|---|
| I plateau |
| you plateau |
| he/she/it plateaus |
| we plateau |
| you plateau |
| they plateau |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I plateauing |
| you plateauing |
| he/she/it plateauing |
| we plateauing |
| you plateauing |
| they plateauing |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am plateaued |
| you are plateaued |
| he/she/it is plateaued |
| we are plateaued |
| you are plateaued |
| they are plateaued |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have plateauing |
| you have plateauing |
| he/she/it has plateauing |
| we have plateauing |
| you have plateauing |
| they have plateauing |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was plateaued |
| you were plateaued |
| he/she/it was plateaued |
| we were plateaued |
| you were plateaued |
| they were plateaued |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had plateauing |
| you had plateauing |
| he/she/it had plateauing |
| we had plateauing |
| you had plateauing |
| they had plateauing |
| Future |
|---|
| I will plateau |
| you will plateau |
| he/she/it will plateau |
| we will plateau |
| you will plateau |
| they will plateau |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have plateauing |
| you will have plateauing |
| he/she/it will have plateauing |
| we will have plateauing |
| you will have plateauing |
| they will have plateauing |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be plateaued |
| you will be plateaued |
| he/she/it will be plateaued |
| we will be plateaued |
| you will be plateaued |
| they will be plateaued |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been plateaued |
| you have been plateaued |
| he/she/it has been plateaued |
| we have been plateaued |
| you have been plateaued |
| they have been plateaued |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been plateaued |
| you will have been plateaued |
| he/she/it will have been plateaued |
| we will have been plateaued |
| you will have been plateaued |
| they will have been plateaued |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been plateaued |
| you had been plateaued |
| he/she/it had been plateaued |
| we had been plateaued |
| you had been plateaued |
| they had been plateaued |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would plateau |
| you would plateau |
| he/she/it would plateau |
| we would plateau |
| you would plateau |
| they would plateau |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have plateauing |
| you would have plateauing |
| he/she/it would have plateauing |
| we would have plateauing |
| you would have plateauing |
| they would have plateauing |
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plateau
A large area of high land with a fairly flat top and steep sides.
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Noun 1. [画像:plateau - a relatively flat highland]plateau - a relatively flat highland
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plateau
noun
2. levelling off, level, stage, stability The economy is stuck on a plateau of slow growth.
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Translations
نَجْد، هَضَبَههضبة
náhorní plošina
højsletteplateau
fennsík
háslétta
plynaukštė
plakankalneplato
náhorná plošina
plateau
[ˈplætəʊ] N (plateaus or plateaux (pl)) [ˈplætəʊz]2. (fig) → estancamiento m, punto m muerto
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plateau
[ˈplætəʊ] [plateaus] (pl) [plateaux] [ˈplætəʊz] (pl)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
plateau
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plateau
(ˈplӕtəu) , ((American) plӕˈtəu) – plurals ˈplateaus ~ˈplateaux (-z) – noun an area of high flat land; a mountain with a wide, flat top. plato نَجْد، هَضَبَه плато planalto náhorní plošina das Plateau højslette; plateau οροπέδιο meseta, altiplano platoo فلات tasanne plateau רמה पठार visoravan fennsík dataran tinggi háslétta altopiano 高原 고원, 대지(臺地) plynaukštė plato; plakankalne penara plateau høyslette, platå płaskowyż پتنوس planalto platou плато náhorná plošina visoka planota visoravan platå ที่ราบสูง yayla 高原 плато, плоскогір'я بلند ہموار زمين، حدب cao nguyên 高原
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