Plateau

Noun

 * 1) A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.
 * 2) A comparatively stable level in something that varies.

Verb

 * 1)  Reach a stable level; level off.

Adjectives for Plateau
inhospitable; remote; rock-strewn; undulating; extensive; endless; bare; high.

Verbs for Plateau
ascend to—; cover—; culminate in—; form —; traverse—; view from—; —awes; — extends; —fascinates; —inspires; —rises; — skirts; —stretches.

Thesaurus
alkali flat, alluvial plain, amount, basin, bench, bottomland, break, bushveld, caliber, campo, champaign, champaign country, coastal plain, coffee break, compass, cut, degree, delta, desert, down, downs, downtime, extent, fell, flat, flat country, flatland, flats, grade, grass veld, grassland, half time, half-time intermission, heath, height, highland, holiday, interim, interlude, intermezzo, intermission, intermittence, interregnum, interruption, interval, lande, leap, letup, level, llano, lowland, lowlands, lull, lunar mare, mare, mark, measure, mesa, mesilla, moor, moorland, notch, nuance, off-time, open country, pampa, pampas, pas, pause, peg, peneplain, period, pitch, plain, plains, plane, playa, point, point of repose, prairie, proportion, quiet spell, range, ratio, reach, recess, relief, remove, respite, resting point, round, rung, salt flat, salt marsh, salt pan, savanna, scale, scope, sebkha, shade, shadow, space, stair, standard, step, steppe, stint, table, table mountain, tableland, time off, time out, tread, tree veld, tundra, upland, vacation, vega, veld, weald, wide-open spaces, wold

Etymology
From plateau:, diminutive of plat:; see plate.

Pronunciation

 * compare: plateaux

Noun

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Hochebene, Plateau
 * Irish: ardchlár
 * Italian: altopiano ,


 * Kurdish:
 * Manx: ard-chlaare
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbian: visija, visoravan , zaravan
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:, yayla


 * German:


 * Irish: léibheann

Noun

 * 1) flat area
 * 2) tray
 * 3) stage (in theatre); set (of television broadcast)
 * 1) stage (in theatre); set (of television broadcast)

Anagrams

 * épaulât

Noun

 * 1) plateau

Synonyms

 * Hochebene, Hochfläche

Etymology
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