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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pla•teau /plæˈtoʊ/USA pronunciation n., pl. -teaus, -teaux /-ˈtoʊz/USA pronunciation v., -teaued, -teau•ing. n. [countable] - a land area having a level surface raised much higher above nearby land.
- a period or state of little growth, esp. one in which progress ceases:He felt he'd reached a plateau in his career.
v. [no object] - to reach a state of no growth;
stabilize:As you see from this flat line on the graph, profits have plateaued over the last five years.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pla•teau (pla tō′ or, esp. Brit., plat′ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -teaus, -teaux (-tōz′, -tōz),USA pronunciation v., -teaued, -teau•ing. n. - 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.
- Psychologya period of little or no apparent progress in an individual's learning, marked by an inability to increase speed, reduce number of errors, etc., and indicated by a horizontal stretch in a learning curve or graph.
- Furniturea flat stand, as for a centerpiece, sometimes extending the full length of a table.
v.i. - to reach a state or level of little or no growth or decline, esp. to stop increasing or progressing;
remain at a stable level of achievement;
level off:After a period of uninterrupted growth, sales began to plateau.
v.t. - to cause to remain at a stable level, esp. to prevent from rising or progressing:Rising inflation plateaued sales income.
- French; Old French platel flat object, diminutive of plat plate1
- 1785–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: plateau /ˈplætəʊ/ n ( pl -eaus, -eaux / -əʊz/)- a wide mainly level area of elevated land
- a relatively long period of stability; levelling off: the rising prices reached a plateau
vb (intransitive)- to remain at a stable level for a relatively long period
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from Old French platel something flat, from plat flat; see plate Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Plateau /ˈplætəʊ/ n - 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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