Crater Meaning and Definition


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Crater meaning

Word: Crater

How to pronounce: ˈkreɪtə

Noun

Definitions:

1. A large, bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet or the moon, typically one caused by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite or other celestial body.

Example sentences: "The blast left a crater in the car park"

2. A large bowl used in ancient Greece for mixing wine.

Example sentences: "There were marble craters (mixing bowls) and candelabra, statuary, busts, reliefs, column capitals and bases, and 60 to 70 marble column shafts."

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Form a crater in (the ground or a planet)

Example sentences: "He has the offensive power to crater the enemy's runways"

Proper noun

Definitions:

1. A small and faint southern constellation (the Cup), between Hydra and Leo, said to represent the goblet of Apollo.

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Used with preceding Greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation Crater.


Synonyms:

impact crater

meteor crater

vortex

shell hole

sink


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Crater in Other Languages...

Spanish: Crater

German: Krater

French: Cratère

Italian: Cratere

Turkish: Krater


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