Plural of plateau
regular plural
The plural of plateau is plateaus or plateaux.
Forms of plateau
| Singular | plateau /ˈplætəʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | plateaus /plæˈtoʊ(z)/ plateaux /plæˈtoʊ(z)/ |
| Countable | countable |
Plateaus and plateaux in a sentence
- Warping of the continental plate created fissures and fractures in the Roraima sandstone plateaus.1989 May, Uwe George, “Venezuela's Islands in Time”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 543. From the entry continental plate
- The distinct types of relief include regions of high mountains, low hills, dissected plateaus, intermontane valleys, and coastal swamps.1915, Albert Gardner Robinson, Cuba, Old and New. From the entry intermontane
- While it's good to hear the band get comfortable in their new skin, it also makes for a record that plateaus a few songs in.2013 May 28, J. Andrew, “Album Review: ALICE IN CHAINS The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here”, in Metal Injection. From the entry card-carrying
- This experimental design is analogous to the experiment that we performed to test whether antagonistic pleiotropy operates as a genetic mechanism in the evolution of late-life mortality rate plateaus.2011, Laurence D. Mueller, Casandra L. Rauser, Michael R. Rose, Does Aging Stop?, Oxford University Press, page 65. From the entry pleiotropy
- The predominant soil is the blackjack soil like that of the lower plateaus, seemingly, however, in most cases a little more sandy and a little coarser in grain.1911, Field Operations of the Bureau of Soils, page 1871. From the entry blackjack
Meaning of plateau
- noun A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.
- noun A comparatively stable level after a period of increase. (of a varying quantity).
- noun An ornamental dish for the table; a tray or salver.
Questions about the plural of plateau
- What is the plural of plateau?
- The plural of plateau is plateaus or plateaux.
- Which is correct, plateaus or plateaux?
- Both are used. plateaus is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is plateau countable?
- Plateau is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: plateau (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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