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What is a trough?

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Esosa233

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16y ago
Updated: 5/20/2024

In electromagnetic waves -- or ocean waves, for that matter -- a crest is the peak, or maximum height, of the waveforms. A troughs is the lowest point. The wavelength of a wave is measured from one crest (peak) to the next or from one trough to the next.

The trough is the low point of a wave.

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