plateau
/ˈplætəʊ/noun
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पठार
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an area of flat land that is higher than the land around it
पठार
- the Deccan Plateau
- Shepherds graze their sheep on the high plateau in summer.
- The Tibetan Plateau is one of the highest regions in the world.
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- The village stands on a plateau above the river valley.
- Wheat is grown on the plateau in the cooler months.
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[C, usually sing.]
a time of little or no change after a period of growth or progress
स्थिरता का दौर
- My scores reached a plateau.
- After rapid early growth, sales reached a plateau in the third year.
- After months of practice, her typing speed reached a plateau.
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- Prices rose sharply and then levelled out on a plateau.
- Many learners hit a plateau and feel they are not improving.
Synonyms levelling off standstill stagnation
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plateau (noun) — plural plateaus / plateaux
The plural is plateaus in most writing; plateaux is the older French-style plural and is also correct.
अधिकांश लेखन में plural 'plateaus' होता है; 'plateaux' पुराना फ़्रांसीसी ढंग का plural है और वह भी सही है।
- The Deccan Plateau covers much of southern India.
- Tibet is a high plateau.
on a plateau
Use on for being on the flat high land itself, and in for a region described as a plateau region.
समतल ऊँची भूमि पर होने के लिए on का प्रयोग होता है।
- The village lies on a plateau above the river.
reach / hit a plateau (figurative)
In the sense of a period with no progress, plateau goes with verbs such as reach, hit and remain on.
प्रगति रुक जाने वाले दौर के अर्थ में 'plateau' के साथ reach, hit और remain on जैसी क्रियाएँ आती हैं।
- Her marks reached a plateau after the first term.
- Sales have hit a plateau.
plateau (verb) / plateau out
As a verb, plateau means to stop rising and stay at the same level. It is intransitive and often takes out.
Verb के रूप में 'plateau' का अर्थ बढ़ना रोककर उसी स्तर पर टिक जाना है। यह intransitive है और प्रायः out के साथ आता है।
- Prices plateaued last year.
- The curve plateaus out after ten weeks.
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adjective + plateau
highvastflatrockyfertile
- The fertile plateau supports rich farming.
geographical plateau
DeccanMalwaChotanagpurTibetanMeghalaya
- The Malwa Plateau lies in central India.
verb + plateau
reachhitlevel off atstay onclimb to
- The temperature climbed to a plateau and stayed there.
plateau + noun
regionareaeffectphase
- Many people reach a plateau phase in language learning.
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- The Chotanagpur Plateau is rich in minerals.
छोटानागपुर का पठार खनिजों से समृद्ध है।
- Radhika felt that her speed had reached a plateau and tried a new method.
राधिका को लगा कि उसकी गति स्थिर हो गई है, इसलिए उसने नया तरीक़ा आज़माया।
- The rains are heavy on the plateau between July and September.
पठार पर जुलाई से सितंबर के बीच भारी वर्षा होती है।
- Inflation seems to have plateaued after months of rising.
महीनों की वृद्धि के बाद महँगाई स्थिर होती दिखती है।
- Many rivers of the peninsula begin on the plateau and flow to the sea.
प्रायद्वीप की कई नदियाँ पठार से निकलकर समुद्र की ओर बहती हैं।
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✗ The Deccan Plateau lies in south of India.
✓ The Deccan Plateau lies in the south of India.
Directions used as nouns take the: in the south, in the north.
संज्ञा के रूप में आने वाली दिशाओं के साथ 'the' लगता है: in the south, in the north।
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These landforms are distinguished mainly by height and shape.
इन भू-आकृतियों में मुख्य अंतर ऊँचाई और आकार का है।
A large flat area of land, usually low.
भूमि का बड़ा समतल भाग, प्रायः नीचा।
- The Ganga plain is fertile.
A flat-topped hill with steep sides, mostly in dry regions.
खड़ी ढलानों वाली समतल चोटी की पहाड़ी, प्रायः शुष्क क्षेत्रों में।
- A mesa rose above the desert.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
tableland upland highland mesa levelling off standstill stagnation
AaSpelling
pla·teau
§Grammar and usage
The plural of plateau is plateaux (British) or plateaus.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: plateau का plural plateaux (British) या plateaus है।
Keep the landforms together: plateau (high flat land), plain (low flat land), valley, delta, mesa.
भू-आकृतियाँ साथ याद रखिए: plateau (ऊँची समतल भूमि), plain (निचली समतल भूमि, मैदान), valley, delta, mesa।
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General knowledge
The Deccan Plateau is India's largest plateau; the Chota Nagpur Plateau is rich in minerals; the Tibetan Plateau is the highest in the world ('Roof of the World').
दक्कन का पठार भारत का सबसे बड़ा पठार है; छोटा नागपुर पठार खनिजों से समृद्ध है; तिब्बती पठार दुनिया का सबसे ऊँचा है ('दुनिया की छत')।