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- DictionaryPla·teau/plaˈtō/
noun
- 1. an area of relatively level high ground.
- 2. a state of little or no change following a period of activity or progress: "the peace process had reached a plateau"
verb
- 1. reach a state of little or no change after a time of activity or progress: "the industry's problems have plateaued out"
The meaning of PLATEAU is a usually extensive land area having a relatively level surface raised sharply above adjacent land on at least one side : tableland. How to use plateau in a sentence.
to reach a state or level of little or no growth or decline, especially to stop increasing or progressing; remain at a stable level of achievement; level off: After a period of uninterrupted growth, sales began to plateau.
PLATEAU definition: 1. a large flat area of land that is high above sea level 2. a period during which there are no…. Learn more.
In geology and physical geography, a plateau ( / pləˈtoʊ, plæˈtoʊ, ˈplætoʊ /; French: [plato]; pl.: plateaus or plateaux ), [1] [2] also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. [3] .
PLATEAU meaning: 1. a large flat area of land that is high above sea level 2. a period during which there are no…. Learn more.
A plateau is a large area of high and fairly flat land. A broad valley opened up leading to a high, flat plateau of cultivated land. American English : plateau / plæˈtoʊ /
A plateau is a high, flat area of land. The word has also been stretched to include a leveling off of progress. At first the children at the sleepover were running wild, but then their energy level reached a plateau.
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.
a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons. a period or state of little or no growth or decline: to reach a plateau in one's career.
Plateau Definition. An elevated tract of more or less level land; tableland; mesa. A period, level, etc. of relative stability, or relatively little change, as can be shown by a flat extent on a graph, etc.; specif., a period in which an individual's learning rate does not improve.
