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noun
1.
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
2.
Also called impact crater, meteorite crater. (on the surface of the earth, moon, etc.) a bowl-shaped depression with a raised rim, formed by the impact of a meteoroid. Compare astrobleme.
3.
Astronomy. (on the surface of the moon) a circular or almost circular area having a depressed floor, almost always containing a central mountain and usually completely enclosed by walls that are often higher than those of a walled plain; ring formation; ring. Compare walled plain.
4.
the bowllike orifice of a geyser.
5.
EXPANDthe hole or pit in the ground where a bomb, shell, or military mine has exploded.
verb (used with object)
10.
to make craters in: Bombs had cratered the landscape.
11.
Slang.
a.
to cancel, abandon, or cast aside: to crater the new project.
b.
to destroy or ruin: One more disappointment won't crater me.
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Cratering
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
verb (used without object)
12.
to form a crater or craters: The surface of the concrete cratered and cracked under the repeated impacts.
Origin:
1605–15; < Latin < Greek krātḗr mixing bowl, literally, mixer, equivalent to krā- (base of kerannýnai to mix) + -tēr agentive suffix; compare crasis
1605–15; < Latin < Greek krātḗr mixing bowl, literally, mixer, equivalent to krā- (base of kerannýnai to mix) + -tēr agentive suffix; compare crasis
Related forms
cra·ter·al, cra·ter·ous, adjective
cra·ter·like, adjective
in·ter·cra·ter, adjective
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Word Origin & History
crater
1613, from Gk. krater "bowl for mixing wine with water," from kera- "to mix." used in L. for bowl-shaped mouth of a volcano. Applied to features of the Moon since 1860.
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Medical Dictionary
crater cra·ter (krā'tər)
n.
A circular depression or pit in the surface of a tissue or body part.
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Science Dictionary
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Slang Dictionary
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