Crest - in Science

In Science

• Crest (feathers), the distinctive head plumage exhibited by birds such as cockatoos
• Comb (anatomy), or Cockscomb
• Crest (physics), the section of a wave that rises above an undisturbed position
• Crest factor, a dimensionless number quantifying the shapes of waves
• Crest (hydrology), the highest level above a certain point (the datum point, or reference point) that a river will reach in a certain amount of time
• Sagittal crest, a ridge of bone running lengthwise along the midline of the top of the skull of many primate and other mammalian skulls
• Cresting (Fasciation), in botany, abnormal growth of a plant