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trough
[ trawf, trofor, sometimes, trawth, troth ]
noun
- a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals.
- any of several similarly shaped receptacles used for various commercial or household purposes.
- a channel or conduit for conveying water, as a gutter under the eaves of a building for carrying away rainwater.
- any long depression or hollow, as between two ridges or waves.
- Oceanography. a long, wide, and deep depression in the ocean floor having gently sloping sides, wider and shallower than a trench. Compare trench ( def 4 ).
- Meteorology. an elongated area of relatively low pressure.
- the lowest point, especially in an economic cycle.
trough
/ ³Ù°ùÉ’´Ú /
noun
- a narrow open container, esp one in which food or water for animals is put
- a narrow channel, gutter, or gulley
- a narrow depression either in the land surface, ocean bed, or between two successive waves
- meteorol an elongated area of low pressure, esp an extension of a depression Compare ridge
- a single or temporary low point; depression
- physics the portion of a wave, such as a light wave, in which the amplitude lies below its average value
- economics the lowest point or most depressed stage of the trade cycle
verb
- informal.intr to eat, consume, or take greedily
Derived Forms
- ˈ³Ù°ù´Ç³Ü²µ³óËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ù°ù´Ç³Ü²µ³ól¾±°ì±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of trough1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of trough1
Example Sentences
Instead, it rises in jagged and uneven peaks and troughs at the side of the local playground in Spring Farm Park - as if someone has thrown a mossy blanket to cover up an unsightly mess.
Peaks and troughs of the gold price have occurred at some of the key moments in economic history.
Welsh rugby is used to peaks and troughs, ecstatic highs and wretched lows with not much in between.
He advised the channel, "Stay the course. The audience is exhausted and needs a break. It’ll be back — and Resistier than ever. Suffer the ratings trough."
Mark says that businesses like his can be loyal to workers and take long-term decisions, riding through the peaks and troughs of the business cycle.
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