crater

Noun
US[krey-ter]/ˈkreɪtɚ/2 syllables
Synonyms: volcanic crater

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)craters

  1. a faint constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Hydra and CorvusInstance of constellation
  2. a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcanoSynonyms: volcanic craterType of geological formation, formationKinds maar, calderaPart of volcano
  3. a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bombType of natural depression, depressionKinds collector, lunar crater
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Cra′ter (krā′tẽr), noun

Origin: L. crater, cratera, a mixing vessel, the mouth of a volcano, Gr. κρατήρ, fr. κεραννύναι to mix; cf. Skr. çrī to mix, çir to cook, çrā to cook. Cf. Grail, in Holy Grail.

1. 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. Military The pit left by the explosion of a bomb, shell, or mine.

3. Astronomy A constellation of the southern hemisphere; — called also the Cup.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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