trough vs depression

depression vs trough

trough and depression both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trough	Yes	No	No	No
depression	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, depression is a hypernym of trough; that is, depression is a word with a broader meaning than trough:

trough: a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
depression: a sunken or depressed geological formation

Other hypernyms of trough include natural depression.

trough (noun)	depression (noun)
a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater	pushing down
a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed	sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
a long narrow shallow receptacle	a sunken or depressed geological formation
a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)	angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
a treasury for government funds	a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
a concave shape with an open top	a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
	an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
	a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
	a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

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