Crater

Cra·ter  (krtr)

n.

A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus.

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[Latin crtr, mixing bowl, crater; see crater.]

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cra·ter  (krtr)

n.

1. A bowl-shaped depression at the mouth of a volcano or geyser.

2.

a. A bowl-shaped depression in a surface made by an explosion or the impact of a body, such as a meteoroid.

b. A pit; a hollow.

3. Variant of krater.

v. cra·tered, cra·ter·ing, cra·ters

v.tr.

To make craters in: "The missiles did not . . . crater the airfield" (Tom Clancy).

v.intr.

1. To form a crater or craters.

2. Slang

a. To fall and crash violently from a great height.

b. To fail utterly: "talked about how tough times were in Texas since the oil business cratered" (Stephen Coonts).

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[Latin crtr, from Greek krtr, mixing vessel; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]

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crater

Noun

1. the bowl-shaped opening in a volcano or a geyser

2. a cavity made by the impact of a meteorite or an explosion

3. a roughly circular cavity on the surface of the moon and some planets

Verb

to make or form craters in (a surface, such as the ground) [Greek kratēr mixing bowl]

cratered adj

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crater  (krtr)

1. A bowl-shaped depression at the top of a volcano or at the mouth of a geyser. Volcanic craters can form because of magma explosions in which a large amount of lava is thrown out from a volcano, leaving a hole, or because the roof of rock over an underground magma pool collapses after the magma has flowed away.

2. A shallow, bowl-shaped depression in a surface, formed by an explosion or by the impact of a body, such as a meteorite.

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The pit, depression, or cavity formed in the surface of the Earth by an explosion. It may range from saucer shaped to conical, depending largely on the depth of burst. In the case of a deep underground burst, no rupture of the surface may occur. The resulting cavity is termed a "camouflet."

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crater - a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano volcanic crater caldera - a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth maar - a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water volcano - a mountain formed by volcanic material
	2.	Crater - a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus
	3.	crater - a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb collector - a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth lunar crater - a crater on the Earth's Moon natural depression, depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation

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crater

noun hollow, hole, depression, dip, cavity, shell hole

Translations

crater [ˈkreɪtəʳ] n → cráter m

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crater [ˈkreɪtəʳ] n → cratère m

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crater [ˈkreɪtəʳ] n → Krater m

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crater [ˈkreɪtəʳ] n → cratere m

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crater

n crater [ˈkreitə]

1 the bowl-shaped mouth of a volcano. krater فُوَّهـة بُرْكـان кратер kráter krater der Krater κρατήρας ηφαιστείου cráter kraater دهانۀ آتشفشان kraatteri cratère לוֹע הָר גָעַש ज्वालामुखी का मुख krater kráter kawah, kepundan (eld)gígur cratere 噴火口 분화구 krateris krāteris kawah krater krater krater cratera crater кратер kráter krater krater krater ปล่องภูเขาไฟ yanardağ ağzı, krater 火山口 кратер آتش فشاں پ‍ہ‍اڑ کا دهان‍ہ miệng núi lửa 火山口

2 a hollow made in the ground by a bomb etc. krater حُفْره، فَجْوَه яма kráter bombekrater der Bombentrichter κρατήρας abertura kraater چاله؛ حفره kuoppa cratère מַכתֵש बम इत्यादि से जमीन में बना गड्ढा krater bombatölcsér lubang sprengjugígur cratere 爆弾穴 폭탄 구멍 duobė (šāviņa izrauta) bedre kawah krater bombe-/sprengkrater krater cratera crater воронка kráter lijak krater krater หลุมที่เกิดจากการระเบิด bomba çukuru 彈坑 вирва بم وغيره كى وج‍ہ س‍ے زمين مي‍ں پ‍ڑا شگاف hố bom 弹坑