The highest stage or level of water at a specific point before the water begins to recede.
Highest point on a beach face, breakwater or seawall.
In a transverse wave, this is the part of the wave that rises "above" (positive) the rest state of the medium. Click here to see a crest graphic. Back to Wave Index
Highest elevation, uppermost level or height of.
The highest point in a propagating or standing wave. See high water and tidal wave.
A region of upward displacement in a transverse wave.
for a wave, the portion that is displaced above the still water line; often used to refer to the highest point of the wave (or other topograpic feature) only
the highest point of a wave.
The highest point on a wave.
The highest point of a flood or the measurement of a river or stream at any given point.
The highest part, as the highest part of a dam. [Lat. crista, a crest.
The highest water level at a given location during a flood event. Normally the crest will move downstream over time.
The top of a wave.
The crest of a wave is its highest point.
The highest point on the wave above the still-water line.
The highest point of a hill or mountain range. That line on a range of hills or mountains from which the ground slopes down in opposite directions.
(1) Peak of a wave or a flood. (2) Top of a levee, dam, weir, spillway or other water barrier or control.
The top of the wave.
The uppermost section of the wave.
The peak of the positive alternation (maximum value above the line) of a wave.
The points of maximum displacement along a wave. In traveling waves, the crests move in the direction of propagation of the wave. The crests of standing waves, also called anti-nodes, remain in one place.
A crest is the point on a wave with the greatest positive value or upward displacement in a cycle. A trough is the opposite of a crest.
