A plateau is an area of flat terrain that is raised significantly above the surrounding area.
Plateau or plateaux or plateaus may also refer to:
Earth science Dissected plateau, a highly eroded plateau which may have sharp relief Oceanic plateau, a submarine area higher that the normal sea floor depth
People Joseph Plateau (1801–1883), Belgian mathematician Pierre Plateau (1924–2018), French Roman Catholic prelate
Places Plateau Department, a department of Benin Plateau, Benin, an arrondissement in the Collines Department Plateau, a place name in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada Le Plateau, a neighbourhood in Montreal, Canada Le Plateau (Gatineau), a neighbourhood in Gatineau, Canada Plateau (Praia), on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde Plateaux Department (Congo) Plateaux Department (Gabon) Lasithi Plateau, a high plain on Crete, Greece Plateau, Ivory Coast, a district of Abidjan Plateau (state), a state in Nigeria Plateau, São Tomé and Príncipe, a village in São Tomé and Príncipe Plateaux Region, Togo
Mathematics Plateau's problem, in showing the existence of a minimal surface with a given boundary Plateau's laws, describing the structure of soap films Plateau (mathematics), a region where a function is constant
Art and entertainment "Plateau" (song), by Meat Puppets, popularized by Nirvana PlatEAU (band), an electronic band "The Plateau" (Fringe), a television episode Plateau (museum), a defunct art gallery in Seoul, South Korea "Plateau", a song by Sakanaction from Adapt (2022)
Other uses Plateau effect, a reduction in the effectiveness of once effective measures over time Plateau phase, in physiology and human sexuality, the second stage of sexual arousal in the Masters and Johnson model Plateau Systems, a provider of talent management systems
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