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pla·teau  (pl-t)
n. pl. pla·teaus or pla·teaux (-tz)
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.]
plateau [ˈplætəʊ]
n pl -eaus, -eaux [-əʊz]
1. (Earth Sciences / 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
[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. (including Nassarawa state): 3 671 498 (1995 est.). Area (including Nassarawa state): 58 030 sq. km (22 405 sq. miles)
plateau  (pl-t)
An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land. Plateaus make up about 45 percent of the Earths land surface.


plateau  /plto/  -teaus or -teaux /toz/ 1 a raised area of flat land with a steep drop on at least one side: Plateaus can be hundreds of miles long. 2 fig. a stage or period in which there is no change or progress: The economy kept improving and then reached a plateau.
v.fig. [I] to reach a stage of little or no change, (syn.) to level off: Sales rose fast and then plateaued. plateau
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