plateau en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /plæˈtoʊ/ (US)
- /ˈplætəʊ/ (UK)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from French plateau, diminutive of plat (“a plate”); see plate. Doublet of platter.
Meanings
- A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.
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A comparatively stable level after a period of increase. (of a varying quantity)
Childhood obesity, rising for more than two decades, appears to have hit a plateau, a potentially significant milestone in the battle against excessive weight gain among children.
2008 May 28, Tara Parker-Pope, “Hint of Hope as Child Obesity Rate Hits Plateau”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- (dated) An ornamental dish for the table; a tray or salver.
- A notable level of attainment or achievement.
- (qualifier:drug slang) Any of several distinct, dose-dependent stages of a dextromethorphan trip.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plateaux | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| plateaus | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Ozark Plateau · Iranian Plateau · Mexican Plateau · Edwards Plateau · Cambridge Plateau · plateau basalt · Colorado Plateau · Craven Plateau · plateau effect · plateaulike · plateau pika · Tibetan Plateau · Loess Plateau
Translations (133)
fi vakiintunut taso (stable, high level) · la platus (high, level expanse) · ca planell (high, level expanse) · es altipampa (high, level expanse) · nb høyslette (high, level expanse) · ro podiș (high, level expanse) · nb platå (high, level expanse) · sv platå (high, level expanse) · he רָמָה (high, level expanse) · sl planota (high, level expanse) · nn høgslette (high, level expanse) · id plato (high, level expanse) · ilo banak (high, level expanse) · et lavamaa (high, level expanse) · war umpas (stable, high level) · ga léibheann (stable, high level) · hy բարձրավանդակ (high, level expanse) · ca replà (stable, high level) · tr yayla (high, level expanse) · uk плато́ (high, level expanse) · id dataran tinggi (high, level expanse) · ru плато́ (high, level expanse) · lt plynaukštė (high, level expanse) · cs náhorní plošina (high, level expanse) · hi पठार (high, level expanse) · kmr zozan (high, level expanse) · ar هَضْبَة (high, level expanse) · eu goi-ordoki (high, level expanse) · pl płaskowyż (high, level expanse) · hy սարահարթ (high, level expanse) · ks وُڈٕر (high, level expanse) · gl rechán (stable, high level) · gl chan (high, level expanse) · bg плато (high, level expanse) · ko 고원 (high, level expanse) · vi cao nguyên (high, level expanse) · hi सबात (stable, high level) · hu fennsík (high, level expanse) · tl pantayanin (high, level expanse) · fo háslætti (high, level expanse) · lo ພູພຽງ (high, level expanse) · es altiplanicie (high, level expanse) · de Hochebene (high, level expanse) · ilo nangato a tanap (high, level expanse) · ms penara (high, level expanse) · cy llwyfandir (high, level expanse) · pag atagey a palatas (high, level expanse) · da plateau (high, level expanse) · eo altebenaĵo (high, level expanse) · es tablazo (high, level expanse) · nl plateau (ornamental dish) · nn platå (high, level expanse) · hu stagnálás (stable, high level) · bho पठार (high, level expanse) · sh visija (high, level expanse) · hu tetőzés (stable, high level) · ru плоского́рье (high, level expanse) · tl talampas (high, level expanse) · kn ಪ್ರಸ್ಥಭೂಮಿ (high, level expanse) · pt platô (high, level expanse) · mk висорамнина (high, level expanse) · ca plat (ornamental dish) · de Plateau (stable, high level) · lv plakankalne (high, level expanse) · sq pllaja (high, level expanse) · mi mānia pūwhata (high, level expanse) · cy man gwastad (stable, high level) · mn өндөрлөг (high, level expanse) · it plateau (stable, high level) · ca altiplà (high, level expanse) · tr plato (high, level expanse) · da højslette (high, level expanse) · gl bacío (ornamental dish) · lv plato (high, level expanse) · hi अधित्यका (high, level expanse) · ckb بان (high, level expanse) · ceb patag ibabaw sa bukid (high, level expanse) · gl bandexa (ornamental dish) · be плато́ (high, level expanse) · afb هَضَبة (high, level expanse) · ja 高原 (high, level expanse) · ka ზეგანი (high, level expanse) · bo ས་མཐོའི་ཐང་ཆེན (high, level expanse) · sk plató (stable, high level) · nan 懸坪 /悬坪 (high, level expanse) · es meseta (high, level expanse) · gl couto (high, level expanse) · zza plato (high, level expanse) · cy gwastadedd (stable, high level) · ro platou (high, level expanse) · fa ثبات (stable, high level) · az yayla (high, level expanse) · fr plateau (high, level expanse) · hu felföld (high, level expanse) · km ខ្ពង់រាប (high, level expanse) · gv ard-chlaare (high, level expanse) · nl hoogvlakte (high, level expanse) · nl schaal (ornamental dish) · fi ylätasanko (high, level expanse) · pl plateau (high, level expanse) · it altopiano (high, level expanse) · la planus (high, level expanse) · nl plateau (high, level expanse) · ibg atannang nga tanà (high, level expanse) · fa فلات (high, level expanse) · th ที่ราบสูง (high, level expanse) · gl potín (stable, high level) · gl rechán (high, level expanse) · hil mataas nga patag (high, level expanse) · pt altiplano (high, level expanse) · ota یایلا (high, level expanse) · zza deşt (stable, high level) · pag atagey a patar (high, level expanse) · sq rrafshnaltë (high, level expanse) · es altiplano (high, level expanse) · sk náhorná plošina (high, level expanse) · fi ylänkö (high, level expanse) · hi स्थिरांक (stable, high level) · bo མཐོ་སྒང (high, level expanse) · pt planalto (high, level expanse) · bg плато (stable, high level) · el οροπέδιο (high, level expanse) · de Plateau (high, level expanse) · is háslétta (high, level expanse) · cmn 高原 (high, level expanse) · hu plató (stable, high level) · ms dataran tinggi (high, level expanse) · ga ardchlár (high, level expanse) · ms plato (high, level expanse) · mr पठार (high, level expanse) · sh zaravan (high, level expanse) · sh visoravan (high, level expanse) · sk náhorná rovina (high, level expanse)