Oceanographic Features

noun a low point in a business cycle

• The farmer filled the trough with feed for the livestock.
• Make sure to fill up the trough before the animals get hungry.
• I found some coins in the trough at the fountain.
• She hit a trough in her career but eventually bounced back stronger.

adjective having a radiating form or arrangement, like a star

• The actiniform shape of the coral reef was a result of the intricate growth patterns of the polyps.
• The coral reef looked like a bunch of flower petals with its actiniform structure.
• That coral reef is so cool, it's all actiniform and stuff.
• Her hair cascaded down her back in an actiniform manner, resembling a waterfall.