plateaux
High level lands
Plateaux is the French-derived plural of plateau—elevated flat areas of land, or figuratively, periods of stability after growth or progress.
The standard English plural plateaus is more common in American usage, while plateaux appears more often in British contexts or formal writing: The expedition crossed several high plateaux.
Flat-topped steep-sided elevation
- butteIsolated flat-topped hill
- tablelandElevated flat landform
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- terracePaved outdoor extension
upland · highland · elevation · cliff · canyon · ridge · massif · cordillera
Treeless Eurasian grassland
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- pampasSouth American treeless plains
veld · grassland · moorland · heath · plains · lowland · meadow · pasture
Of crustal forces
- erosionGradual wearing away
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- strataParallel geological layers
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
lava · uplift · faulting · volcanic · continental · orogeny · geomorphology · lithosphere
Making flat or equal
- flatliningShowing no heartbeat
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
- peakUtmost height attained
limit · saturation · stasis · equilibrium · standstill · stalemate · deadlock · impasse
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Flat-topped steep-sided elevation
- butteIsolated flat-topped hill
- tablelandElevated flat landform
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
terrace · upland · highland · elevation · cliff · canyon · ridge · massif · cordillera · fell
steppe
Treeless Eurasian grassland
pampas · veld · grassland · moorland · heath · plains · lowland · meadow · pasture · llano
tectonic
Of crustal forces
- erosionGradual wearing away
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- strataParallel geological layers
basalt · lava · uplift · faulting · volcanic · continental · orogeny · geomorphology · lithosphere · horst
leveling
Making flat or equal
- flatliningShowing no heartbeat
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
peak · limit · saturation · stasis · equilibrium · standstill · stalemate · deadlock · impasse · inactivity
plateauxvalleys
Low areas between hills
canyons · gorges · ravines · basins · depressions
plateauxpeaks
Highest points attained
summits · pinnacles · mountain peaks · spires · crests
plateauxsurges
Abrupt powerful rises
breakthroughs · spikes · leaps · rapid growth · acceleration
- career plateauHalted upward job mobility
- plateau effectProgress stalls after gains
- Tibetan PlateauElevated Asian landmass
- Columbia PlateauVolcanic tableland, Pacific Northwest
- Loess PlateauDusty highland in China
- Chota Nagpur PlateauForested eastern Indian highland