plural
plateaus
also
plateaux
/plæˈtoʊz/
plural
plateaus
also
plateaux
/plæˈtoʊz/
Britannica Dictionary definition of PLATEAU
[count]
1
:
a large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it
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2
:
a period when something does not increase or advance any further
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After several years of rapid growth, the company is now at a plateau. [=it has stopped growing]
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The price of gas seems to have reached a plateau.
2
plateau
/plæˈtoʊ/
verb
plateaus;
plateaued;
plateauing
plateaus;
plateaued;
plateauing
Britannica Dictionary definition of PLATEAU
[no object]
:
to stop growing or increasing
:
to reach a plateau