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crater
(kreɪtəʳ)
Word forms: plural craters
countable noun
A crater is a very large hole in the ground, which has been caused by something hitting it or by an explosion.
Synonyms: hollow, hole, depression, dip More Synonyms of crater
crater in British English
(ˈkreɪtə)
noun
1.
the bowl-shaped opening at the top or side of a volcano or top of a geyser through which lava and gases are emitted
2.
a similarly shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or exploding bomb
3.
any of the circular or polygonal walled formations covering the surface of the moon and some other planets, formed probably either by volcanic action or by the impact of meteorites. They can have a diameter of up to 240 kilometres (150 miles) and a depth of 8900 metres (29 000 feet)
4.
a pit in an otherwise smooth surface
5.
a large open bowl with two handles, used for mixing wines, esp in ancient Greece
verb
6.
to make or form craters in (a surface, such as the ground)
7. slang
to fail; collapse; crash
Derived forms
cratered (ˈcratered) adjective
craterless (ˈcraterless)
adjective
crater-like (ˈcrater-ˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from Latin: mixing bowl, crater, from Greek kratēr, from kerannunai to mixCrater in British English
(ˈkreɪtə)
nounWord forms: Latin genitive Crateris (ˈkreɪtərɪs)
a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Virgo and Hydra
crater in American English
(ˈkreɪtər)
noun
1.
in ancient Greece or Rome, a kind of large bowl or jar shaped like an amphora
2.
a bowl-shaped cavity, as at the mouth of a volcano or geyser
3.
a pit resembling this, specif. one caused by a bomb or by the impact of a meteorite,as on the moon
4. [C-]; Astronomy
a S constellation between Hydra and Corvus
verb transitive
5.
to make craters in
verb intransitive
6.
to form craters
Word origin
L, mixing bowl, mouth of a volcano < Gr kratēr < kerannynai, to mix: see idiosyncrasyImage ofcrater
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British English: crater NOUN
A crater is a very large hole in the ground, which has been caused by something hitting it or by an explosion.
The explosion left a ten-foot crater in the street.
- American English: crater
- Brazilian Portuguese: cratera
- Chinese: > 大坑撞击或爆炸形成的
- European Spanish: cráter
- French: cratère
- German: Krater
- Italian: cratere
- Japanese: 爆弾跡の穴
- Korean: > 큰 구멍땅이 패여 생긴
- European Portuguese: cratera
- Latin American Spanish: cráter
(noun)
Definition
a cavity made by the impact of a meteorite or an explosion
A huge crater marks the spot where the explosion happened.
Synonyms
hollow
where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond
hole
He took a shovel, dug a hole, and buried his possessions.
depression
an area pockmarked by rainfilled depressions
dip
Turn right where the road makes a dip.
cavity
The sinuses are four sets of air-filled cavities leading directly from the nose.
shell hole
Additional synonyms
in the sense of cavity
Definition
a hollow space
The sinuses are four sets of air-filled cavities leading directly from the nose.
Synonyms
hollow,
hole,
gap,
pit,
dent,
craterin the sense of depression
Definition
a sunken place
an area pockmarked by rainfilled depressions
Synonyms
hollow,
pit,
dip,
bowl,
valley,
sink,
impression,
dent,
sag,
cavity,
excavation,
indentation,
dimple,
concavity
in the sense of dip
Definition
a depression, esp. in a landscape
Turn right where the road makes a dip.
Synonyms
hollow,
hole,
depression,
pit,
basin,
dent,
trough,
indentation,
concavity
Synonyms of 'crater'
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