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1. (n.) crater
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
2. crater
(on the surface of the earth, moon, etc.) a bowl-shaped depression with a raised rim, formed by the impact of a meteoroid.
3. crater
the hole in the ground where a bomb, shell, or military mine has exploded.
4. (v.t.) crater
to make a crater or craters in.
5. (v.i.) crater
to form a crater or craters.
Etymology: (1605–15; < L < Gk krātēr mixing bowl, lit., mixer =krā-, base of kerannýnai to mix +-tēr agentive suffix)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) volcanic crater, crater
a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
2. (noun) Crater
a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus
3. (noun) crater
a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
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1. (noun) crater
an indented area left when sth heavy hits the ground
craters on the moon
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Crater
the basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up
2. (noun) Crater
the pit left by the explosion of a mine
3. (noun) Crater
a constellation of the southen hemisphere; -- called also the Cup
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. Crater
The depression that forms in the positive carbon of a voltaic arc. (See Arc, Voltaic.)
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. Crater
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
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Sense: the bowl-shaped mouth of a volcano.
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 Afrikaans: krater |
 Arabic: فُوَّهـة بُرْكـان |
 Bulgarian: кратер |
 Brazilian: cratera |
 Czech: kráter |
 German: der Krater |
 Danish: krater |
 Greek: κρατήρας ηφαιστείου |
 Spanish: cráter |
 Estonian: kraater |
 Farsi: دهانۀ آتشفشان |
 Finnish: kraatteri |
 French: cratère |
 Hebrew: לוֹע הָר גָעַש |
 Hindi: ज्वालामुखी का मुख |
 Croatian: krater |
 Hungarian: kráter |
 Indonesian: kawah, kepundan |
 Icelandic: (eld)gígur |
 Italian: cratere |
 Japanese: 噴火口 |
 Korean: 분화구 |
 Lithuanian: krateris |
 Latvian: krāteris |
 Malay: kawah |
 Dutch: krater |
 Norwegian: krater |
 Polish: krater |
 Persian: دهانۀ آتشفشان |
 Pashto: د اتشفشان خوله |
 Portuguese: cratera |
 Romanian: crater |
 Russian: кратер |
 Slovak: kráter |
 Slovenian: krater |
 Serbian: krater |
 Swedish: krater |
 Thai: ปล่องภูเขาไฟ |
 Turkish: yanardağ ağzı, krater |
 Taiwanese: 火山口 |
 Ukrainian: кратер |
 Urdu: آتش فشاں پہاڑ کا دهانہ |
 Vietnamese: miệng núi lửa |
 Chinese: 火山口 |
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