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trough

/trɒf/noun

उच्चारण ट्रॉफ़

नाँद, कुंड; गिरावट का दौर

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noun
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    a long narrow open container for animals to eat or drink from; a period of time when the level of something is low, especially a time when a business or an economy is not growing

    नाँद, कुंड; गिरावट का दौर

    • a water trough
    • peaks and troughs
    • The farmer filled the trough with fresh water for the cattle.
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    • Sales reached a trough in July and then began to recover.
    • Every economy has its peaks and troughs.

    Synonyms manger crib dip low depression

    Opposite peak crest high

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“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Peaks and troughs (high and low points).

Collocation 'peaks and troughs' (उतार-चढ़ाव)।

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Science: in a wave, the highest point is the crest and the lowest point the trough; the distance between two crests is the wavelength.

विज्ञान में तरंग का उच्चतम बिंदु crest (शृंग) और निम्नतम trough (गर्त) है; दो शृंगों के बीच की दूरी तरंगदैर्ध्य है।

Geography: a trough of low pressure brings rain.

भूगोल में कम दाब का trough वर्षा लाता है।