troughs

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plural of trough
eaves troughs
plural form of eaves trough
kneading troughs
plural form of kneading trough
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To eat in a vulgar style, as if eating from a trough

he troughed his way through 3 meat pies.

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A long, narrow depression between waves or ridges

The neurologist pointed to a troubling trough in the patter of his brain-waves.

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A gutter under the eaves of a building; eaves trough

The troughs were filled with leaves and needed cleaning.

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A rectangular container used for washing clothes, a channel for conveying water or other farm liquids (such as milk) from place to place by gravity, or any general 'U' or 'V' shaped channel conveying water for irrigation purposes
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{n} a vessel, long hollowed thing
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A deep path, full of ruts, between moguls
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A trough of low pressure is a long narrow area of low air pressure between two areas of higher pressure
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a concave shape with an open top
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A linear atmospheric depression associated with a weather front
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The low part of a wave, between crests
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The low point on a sinusoidal wave
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Any similarly shaped container
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In Australia and New Zealand, a trough may refer to a rectangular container used for washing clothes, a channel for conveying water or other farm liquids (such as milk) from place to place by gravity, or any general U or V shaped channel conveying water for irrigation purposes
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A trough is a low area between two big waves on the sea. The boat rolled heavily in the troughs between the waves
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An elongated area of low pressure at the surface or aloft
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a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed
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a treasury for government funds
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A long area of low atmospheric pressure
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An elongated area of low atmospheric pressure Back
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lowest concentration of a drug in the blood before the next dose is taken (often the same as Cmin, but because there can be a delay in drug absorption, sometimes the Cmin occurs a short time after the trough)
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an elongated zone of low atmospheric pressure at a horizontal surface
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The part of a transverse wave that extends below (negative) the rest state of the medium Click here to see a trough graphic Back to Top Back to Wave Index
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a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
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a colloquial and descriptive name of the parabolic cylinder (surface of constant parabolic cross-section) used for collecting solar radiation along the focal length Trough systems follow the path of the sun by pivoting on one axis (typically East-West or North-South), using shiny parabolic troughs to heat the collector fluid that passes through a tube at the focus Below is an illustration from the Solar Radiation Data Manual for Flat Plate and Concentrating Collectors
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The transition point between economic recession and recovery
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A trough is a low point in a process that has regular high and low points, for example a period in business when people do not produce as much as usual. Looking back afterwards you will see that this was not a terminal trough in your career
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A short, narrow canal designed to hold water until it drains or evaporates
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the lowest point of real GDP at the end of a recession (chapter 5)
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An elongated area of low atmospheric pressure that is associated with an area of minimum cyclonic circulation The opposite of a ridge
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the bottom of a recession
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Elongated area of low atmospheric pressure, either at the surface or in the upper atmosphere
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A long, hollow vessel, generally for holding water or other liquid, especially one formed by excavating a log longitudinally on one side; a long tray; also, a wooden channel for conveying water, as to a mill wheel
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a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
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A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals
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An elongated area of low pressure (where the air is rising) usually between two areas of high pressure Troughs tend to deflect tropical systems away from the US coast
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An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure Usually associated with and most clearly identified as an area of maximum cyclonic curvature of the wind flow The opposite of a ridge
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An elongated area of low pressure in the atmosphere
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A trough is a long narrow container from which farm animals drink or eat
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The lowest point in a propagating or standing wave See low water and tidal wave
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High-temperature (above 82 degrees C/180 degrees F) solar thermal concentrator with one axis-tracking
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on a weather chart, a narrow, elongated area of relatively low pressure
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a long narrow shallow receptacle
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That point of time in an economic cycle when a recession bottoms
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a long narrow shallow receptacle a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
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The transverse section of a cyclonic area where the barometric pressure, neither rising nor falling, has reached its lowest point
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the lowest point on the business cycle, from which the only way to go is up
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An elongated area of low pressure
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{i} long and narrow receptacle (e.g. for holding food and water for animals); channel or drain for transporting water; elongated depression between two waves; elongated area of low pressure (Meteorology); low point
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Any channel, receptacle, or depression, of a long and narrow shape; as, trough between two ridges, etc
troughs

    Turkish pronunciation

    trôfs

    Pronunciation

    /ˈtrôfs/ /ˈtrɔːfs/

    Etymology

    [ 'trof, 'troth, by bakers of ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English trog; akin to Old High German trog trough, Old English trEow tree, wood; more at TREE.
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