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crater
1[krey-ter]
noun
genitive
CraterisGeology, Astronomy.
Also called impact crater;.Also called meteorite crater.a large bowl-shaped depression on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body, formed by the impact of a meteorite.
a similar depression or cavity that forms the opening of a volcano or geyser. The volcanic activity that creates such craters occurs on the surface of the earth as well as a number of other heavenly bodies.
the hole or pit in the ground where a bomb, shell, or military mine has exploded.
Electricity.the cavity formed in a positive carbon electrode by an electric arc.
Greek and Roman Antiquity.krater.
Metalworking.a depression at the end of a bead produced by welding.
(initial capital letter)the Cup, a small southern constellation west of Corvus and north of Hydra.
verb (used with object)
to make craters in.
Bombs had cratered the landscape.
Slang.
to cancel, abandon, or cast aside.
to crater the new project.
to destroy or ruin.
One more disappointment won't crater me.
to collapse, plunge, or fail suddenly; crash.
The company’s stock has cratered 35% this year.
verb (used without object)
to form a crater or craters.
The surface of the concrete cratered and cracked under the repeated impacts.
Crater
2[krey-ter]
noun
Joseph Force 1889–?, a judge of the New York State Supreme Court: his mysterious disappearance on August 6, 1930, has never been solved.
Crater
1/ ˈɪə /
noun
a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Virgo and Hydra
crater
2/ ˈɪə /
noun
the bowl-shaped opening at the top or side of a volcano or top of a geyser through which lava and gases are emitted
a similarly shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or exploding bomb
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 (29000 feet)
a pit in an otherwise smooth surface
a large open bowl with two handles, used for mixing wines, esp in ancient Greece
verb
to make or form craters in (a surface, such as the ground)
slangto fail; collapse; crash
crater
A bowl-shaped depression at the top of a volcano or at the mouth of a geyser. Volcanic craters can form because of magma explosions in which a large amount of lava is thrown out from a volcano, leaving a hole, or because the roof of rock over an underground magma pool collapses after the magma has flowed away.
A shallow, bowl-shaped depression in a surface, formed by an explosion or by the impact of a body, such as a meteorite.
Other Word Forms
- crateral adjective
- craterous adjective
- craterlike adjective
- intercrater adjective
- ˈٱ adjective
- ˈٱ adjective
- ˈٱ-ˌ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of crater1
Example Sentences
The three positions that had changed hands were each just a few foxholes in the ground – dots on a devastated landscape of craters and shredded trees.
Geologists monitoring the eruption said it was likely that part of volcano's crater collapsed and that this was the material being carried down its slopes.
"I remember the crater, this huge hole, and these little bits all over the place. It just had this smell. My God, my sister was found here. Somewhere here," he says.
"Can you imagine, they've not even spared this graveyard," she adds, pointing to a big crater nearby where a bomb exploded some months ago.
The strike at European Hospital resulted in several deep craters inside the hospital compound, which buried several vehicles including a large bus.
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