plate tectonics
plate tectonics

plateau


Definition: Meaning of, plateau in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈplatəʊ /

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plateau plateaus, plateaux
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  1. a large area of flat land that is higher than the land around it
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  2. a period during which the level of something does not change, especially after a period when it was increasing
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
plateau plateaued plateaued
Present Participle Third Person Singular
plateauing plateaus
[intransitive]
  1. if something plateaus, it reaches and then stays at a particular level
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plateau used in phrases

  • Colorado Plateau (noun)
    1. a large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon is carved out of the southwestern corner
  • Cumberland Plateau (noun)
    1. the southwestern part of the Appalachians
  • Laurentian Plateau (noun)
    1. a large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean
  • Ozark Plateau (noun)
    1. an area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma
  • plateau striped whiptail (noun)
    1. having distinct longitudinal stripes: of Colorado Plateau from Arizona to western Colorado
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