Plateau

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Mục lục 1 Noun 1.1 a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons. 1.2 a period or state of little or no growth or decline 1.3 Psychology . a 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. 1.4 a flat stand, as for a centerpiece, sometimes extending the full length of a table. 2 Verb (used without object) 2.1 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 3 Verb (used with object) 3.1 to cause to remain at a stable level, esp. to prevent from rising or progressing 4 Synonyms 4.1 noun

Noun

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.

Psychology . a 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.

a flat stand, as for a centerpiece, sometimes extending the full length of a table.

Verb (used without object)

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.

Verb (used with object)

to cause to remain at a stable level, esp. to prevent from rising or progressing

Rising inflation plateaued sales income.

Synonyms

noun

elevation , highland , mesa , plain , stage , table , tableland , upland , milestone , table-land , uplands