trough

trough

 (trôf, trŏf)

n.

1.

a. A long, narrow, generally shallow receptacle for holding water or feed for animals.

b. Any of various similar containers for domestic or industrial use, such as kneading or washing.

2. A gutter under the edge of a roof for carrying off rainwater.

3. A long, narrow depression, as between waves or ridges.

4. A low point in a business cycle or on a statistical graph.

5. Meteorology An elongated region of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with a front.

6. Physics A minimum point in a wave or an alternating signal.

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[Middle English, from Old English trog; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]

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trough

(trɒf)

n

1. a narrow open container, esp one in which food or water for animals is put

2. a narrow channel, gutter, or gulley

3. (Physical Geography) a narrow depression either in the land surface, ocean bed, or between two successive waves

4. (Physical Geography) meteorol an elongated area of low pressure, esp an extension of a depression. Compare ridge⁶

5. a single or temporary low point; depression

6. (General Physics) physics the portion of a wave, such as a light wave, in which the amplitude lies below its average value

7. (Economics) economics the lowest point or most depressed stage of the trade cycle

vb

(intr) informal to eat, consume, or take greedily

[Old English trōh; related to Old Saxon, Old Norse trog trough, Dutch trügge ladle]

ˈtroughˌlike adj

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trough

(trɔf, trɒf or, sometimes, trɔθ, trɒθ)

n.

1. a long, narrow, open receptacle, usu. boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals.

2. any of several similarly shaped receptacles used for various commercial or household purposes.

3. a channel or conduit for conveying water, as a gutter under the eaves of a building.

4. any long depression or hollow.

5. a long, wide, and deep depression in the ocean floor having gently sloping sides, wider and shallower than a trench.

6. an elongated area of relatively low barometric pressure.

7. the lowest point, esp. in an economic cycle.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English trōh, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old Norse trog, Old High German troc]

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trough

(trôf)

The lowest part of a wave. See more at wave.

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trough

An elongated area of low pressure between two areas of high pressure.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trough - a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed) natural depression, depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation swale - a low area (especially a marshy area between ridges)
	2.	trough - a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater gutter channel - a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street" slideway, sloping trough, chute, slide - sloping channel through which things can descend cullis - a gutter in a roof gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback roof, saddleback - a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
	3.	trough - a concave shape with an open top   bowl concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature - a shape that curves or bends inward
	4.	trough - a treasury for government funds   public treasury, till exchequer, treasury - the funds of a government or institution or individual
	5.	trough - a long narrow shallow receptacle   receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in cradle, rocker - a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold
	6.	trough - a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed manger bunk, feed bunk - a long trough for feeding cattle container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

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trough

noun manger, crib, water trough The old stone cattle trough still sits by the entrance.

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Translations

جُرْنحَوْض لِعَلَف الماشِيَهغَوْرنِطاق طولي من الضَّغْط المُنْخَفِض

korytoúdolídeprese

trugbølgedalkarlavtryksområderende

TrogWellentalTief

σκάφη

abrevadero

kaukalo

augedépressionabreuvoir

korito

vályúhullámvölgylégnyomási teknõ

lágòrÿstisvæîi, lægîöldudalurtrog

trogoloabbeveratoiocavodepressionemastello

かいば桶

여물통

lovysžemo slėgio zona

ieplakasilezema spiediena josla

trog

traubølgedallavtrykksbelterenne

korytoniżdolina

bebedouro

корытолоханьканава

brázda nízkeho tlaku

korito

tråg

รางอาหารหรือน้ำสำหรับสัตว์

yalakyemlikalçak basınç alanıiki dalga arası çukuru

máng ăn

低压槽槽波谷饲料槽

trough

[trɒf] N

1. (= depression) → depresión f, hoyo m; (between waves, on graph) → seno m; (= channel) → canal m (fig) → parte f baja, punto m más bajo
see also peak A3

2. (Met) → zona f de bajas presiones

3. (for animals) (= feeding trough) → comedero m, pesebre m; (= drinking trough) → abrevadero m, bebedero m; (= kneading trough) → artesa f

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trough

[ˈtrɒf] n

(also drinking trough) → abreuvoir m

(also feeding trough) → auge f

(= low area between waves) → creux m

(= low point) (in trade, business, consumption, evolution) → creux m
to be in a trough [person, industry, market] → être au creux de la vague

(METEOROLOGY) trough of low pressure → dépression f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

trough

n

(= container) → Trog m; drinking trough → Wassertrog m

(= depression) → Furche f, → Rille f; (between waves, on graph) → Tal nt; (Met) → Trog m; trough of depression → Tiefdrucktrog m

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trough

[trɒf] n

a. (also feeding trough) → mangiatoia, trogolo (also drinking trough) → abbeveratoio; (channel) → canale m

b. (between waves) → cavo; (on graph) → punto più basso (Met) trough of low pressure → area di bassa pressione, depressione f

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trough

(trof) noun

1. a long, low, open container for animals' food or water. a drinking-trough for the cattle. trog حَوْض لِعَلَف الماشِيَه корито cocho koryto der Trog trug ταΐστρα ζώου abrevadero; pesebre küna آبشخور؛ آخور kaukalo augeאבוס नाद korito, valov vályú tempat makanan binatang trog trogolo, mangiatoia かいばおけ 구유 lovys sile palung trogtrau żłób, koryto اخور cocho albie корыто; кормушка koryto korito korito tråg, ho รางน้ำ yalak, yemlik (牲畜的)飼料槽 годівниця, корито, жолоб ڈونگي máng ăn （牲畜的）饲料槽

2. a low part between two waves (in the sea etc). The boat went down into a trough. trog غَوْر бразда между две вълни depressão údolí (vlny) das Wellental bølgedal το χαμηλό μέρος κύματος seno lainepõhi میان موج aallonpohja creux שֶקַע בֵּין גִלים दो लहरों के बीच की जगह dol morskog vala hullámvölgy cekungan ombak öldudalur fossa 波間の谷 골 įduba (viļņu) ieplaka jurang golfdalbølgedal dołek, zagłębienie د څپو ترمینځ depressão bază (a valu­lui) подошва волны brázda valovna dolina valov vågdal ร่องน้ำ iki dalga arası çukuru 波谷 підошва хвилі دو موجوں کے درميان کا نشيبي حصہ vùng lõm 波谷

3. an area of low pressure in the atmosphere, usually causing rain. trog نِطاق طولي من الضَّغْط المُنْخَفِض област с по-ниско атмосферно налягане depressão deprese das Tief lavtryksområde χαμηλό βαρομετρικό depresión, zona de bajas presiones madalrõhuala ناحیه کم فشار matalapaineen alue dépressionשקע कमदबाव का क्षेत्र dolina niskog tlaka (légnyomási) teknő udara bertekanan rendah lágþrÿstisvæði, lægð depressione 気圧の谷 기압골 žemo slėgio zona zema spiediena josla lekukan tekanan troglavtrykksbelte front atmosferyczny دلږ فشار ځای depressão depresiune область низкого давления brázda nízkeho tlaku področje nizkega zračnega pritiska područje niskog pritiska lågtrycksområde พื้นที่ที่มีความกดอากาศต่ำในชั้นบรรยากาศซึ่งโดยปกติแล้วจะก่อให้เกิดฝนตก alçak basınç alanı (氣象中的)低壓槽 область низького тиску ہلکے دباؤ کا علاقہ vùng áp suất thấp （气象中的）低压槽

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trough

→ جُرْن koryto trug Trog σκάφη abrevadero kaukalo abreuvoir korito trogolo かいば桶 여물통 trog trau koryto bebedouro корыто tråg รางอาหารหรือน้ำสำหรับสัตว์ yalak máng ăn 槽

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trough

n. canal o zanja.

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