Definitions for "Parabolic Trough"
a big curved mirror that focusses the sunlight to strike a pipe, and then the pipe gets so hot that it can boil water into steam, or ake electricity
a curved mirror and it focuses light to hit the pipe and then it will get really hot so it boils water into steam, and then it can be used a s electricity
a pipe running down the central point above the curve of the mirror focussing on sunlight