Trough may refer to:
In science
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Trough (geology), a long depression less steep than a trench
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Trough (meteorology)
A trough is an elongated region of relatively low atmospheric pressure without a closed isobaric contour that would define it as a low pressure area. Since low pressure implies a low height on a pressure surface, troughs and ridges refer to fe ...
, an elongated region of low atmospheric pressure
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Trough (physics), the lowest point on a wave
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Trough level (medicine), the lowest concentration of a medicine is present in the body over time
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Langmuir-Blodgett trough, a laboratory instrument
In politics
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Trough (economics), the lowest turning point of a business cycle
* as metaphor for
political corruption, in the contexts of
crony capitalism
Crony capitalism, sometimes called cronyism, is an economic system in which businesses thrive not as a result of free enterprise, but rather as a return on money amassed through collusion between a business class and the political class. This is ...
,
nepotism
Nepotism is an advantage, privilege, or position that is granted to relatives and friends in an occupation or field. These fields may include but are not limited to, business, politics, academia, entertainment, sports, fitness, religion, and ...
, and
public economics
Public economics ''(or economics of the public sector)'' is the study of government policy through the lens of economic efficiency and equity. Public economics builds on the theory of welfare economics and is ultimately used as a tool to improv ...
Other uses
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Bread trough or dough trough, rectangular receptacle with a shallow basin, used in breadmaking
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Trough (food) or manger, a container for animal feed
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Watering trough, a receptacle of drinking water for domestic and non-domestic livestock
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Battle of the Trough, a 1756 skirmish of the French and Indian War in West Virginia
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Sleightholme Beck Gorge - The Troughs, a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of south-west County Durham, England
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The Trough
The Trough is a 6-mile long wooded gorge carved by the South Branch Potomac River (SBPR) and situated in the Allegheny Mountains of Hampshire and Hardy Counties, West Virginia, USA. The area was the site of a 1756 skirmish of the French and In ...
, a gorge carved by the South Branch Potomac River in West Virginia
* "Down the trough", as used by Donegal Gaelic football club
Cill Chartha
* Trough, an old word for an
inkwell
See also
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Trow, a type of cargo boat
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Troff
troff (), short for "typesetter roff", is the major component of a document processing system developed by Bell Labs for the Unix operating system. troff and the related nroff were both developed from the original roff.
While nroff was inte ...
, a document processing system developed by AT&T for the Unix operating system
* "Tropho-", a
Greek root meaning to feed or grow
*Trough
urinal
A urinal (, ) is a sanitary plumbing fixture for urination only. Urinals are often provided in public toilets for male users in Western countries (less so in Muslim countries). They are usually used in a standing position. Urinals can be wit ...
, a long urinal for many men
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