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mountain i think
The term for the highest peak on a mountain is summit. Some synonyms for summit are apex, crest, peak, and crown.
peak, summit, apex, crown The top of a mountain is called the peakHmmm. Crest or peak.
Yes, peak and crest can be synonymous when referring to the highest point of something, such as a mountain or a wave. Both terms indicate the topmost part or summit of an object.
The peak-to-peak amplitude is the distance from the trough to the crest. The wavelength is the distance from one crest to the next crest.
"Mountain crest" is an English equivalent of the Italian word cresta. The feminine singular noun also translates as "mountain peak," "mountain ridge," "mountain summit," "rooster comb" and "rooster crest" in English. The pronunciation will be "KREY-sta" in Pisan Italian.
Wavelength
Crest :)
The usual opposite (especially in graphs) is a peak. (crest, apex, summit)But for a geographic valley, it is not necessarily the lowest point, so opposites could be either hill or mountain.
Trough. A wave has a crest as its peak, just as it has a trough as its low point or dip.
The crest of a hill is called the summit or peak.
The distance between the crest and trough of a wave is the peak-to-peak amplitude of the wave.