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crater¹
- /ˈkɹeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈkɹeɪ.tɚ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
First coined 1613, from Latin crātēr (“basin”), from Ancient Greek κρᾱτήρ (krātḗr, “mixing-bowl, wassail-bowl”).
noun craters
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A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object.
Similar: astrobleme
- The basin-like 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.
- The pit left by the explosion of a mine or bomb. But signalman Bridges was never to answer driver Gimbert's desperate question. A deafening, massive blast blew the wagon to shreds, the 44 high-explosive bombs exploding like simultaneous hits from the aircraft they should have been dropped from. The station was instantly reduced to bits of debris,
- Any large, roughly circular depression or hole.
- Alternative spelling of krater (“vessel for mixing water and wine”). In it large craters lie, And two-eared pitchers, all of stone, and there Bees build their combs.
verb craters · cratering · cratered
- To form craters in a surface.
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To collapse catastrophically; to become devastated or completely destroyed.
Yup, John McCain said to me the economy “is about to crater.” You folks worried about the economy? Whoo! Not me.
Similar: implode, hollow out, tank
- To crash or fall. He cratered into that snow bank about five seconds after his first lesson.
- To die from fall damage.
crater²
Where it comes from
crate + -er
noun craters
- A worker who packs things in crates. He was hired in January 1987 as a crater and packer at the Renfrew plant and is still employed.
crater³
- /ˈkɹeː.təɹ/ Ireland
noun craters
- Alternative form of creature I then had the two best tarriers beneath the canopy; this poor crater is their daughter," and he patted the dog's head affectionately.
Crater⁴
Where it comes from
From Latin crater (“basin; cup”), from Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr, “mixing bowl, wassail-bowl”), from κράμα (kráma, “mixture”), from κεράννυμι (keránnumi, “to mix, to mingle”).
proper noun
- A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a cup. It lies between the constellations Virgo and Hydra.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: volcano, vent, hole, pit, mouth, verge, haleakala, cavity, depression, basin, bowl, hollow, caldera, gouge, dell, pothole
Translations
Every language
noun astronomy: hemispherical pit
| Español | cráter |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 충돌구 chungdolgu, 크레이터 keureiteo |
| 日本語 | クレーター kurētā, 隕石孔 insekikō |
| 中文 | 環形山 /环形山 huánxíngshān, 撞擊坑 /撞击坑 zhuàngjī-kēng |
| हिन्दी | गर्त gart, दहाना dahānā |
| Português | cratera |
| Français | cratère |
| Deutsch | Krater |
| Italiano | cratere |
| Ελληνικά | κρατήρας kratíras |
| Română | crater |
| Русский | кра́тер kráter |
| Tiếng Việt | hố va chạm |
| العربية | فَوَّهَةُ الْبُرْكَان fawwahatu l-burkān, فَوَّهَة fawwaha |
| עברית | מַכְתֵּשׁ makhtésh |
noun geology: opening of a volcano
| Español | cráter |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 분화구 bunhwagu, 화구 hwagu, 크레이터 keureiteo |
| 日本語 | クレーター kurētā, 噴火口 funkakō, お鉢 ohachi |
| 中文 | 火山口 huǒshānkǒu, 噴火口 /喷火口 pēnhuǒkǒu |
| हिन्दी | गर्त gart |
| Kiswahili | kasoko, kreta |
| Português | cratera |
| Français | cratère |
| Deutsch | Krater |
| Italiano | cratere |
| Ελληνικά | κρατήρας kratíras |
| Română | crater |
| Русский | кра́тер kráter, жерло́ žerló |
| Tiếng Việt | miệng núi lửa |
| العربية | فَوَّهَةُ الْبُرْكَان fawwahatu l-burkān |
noun pit left by an explosion
| 日本語 | クレーター kurētā |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 彈坑 /弹坑 dànkēng, 火山口 huǒshānkǒu |
| हिन्दी | गर्त gart |
| Português | cratera |
| Français | cratère |
| Deutsch | Krater |
| Italiano | cratere |
| Ελληνικά | κρατήρας kratíras |
| Română | crater |
| Русский | кра́тер kráter, я́ма jáma, воро́нка vorónka |
| العربية | فَوَّهَةُ الْبُرْكَان fawwahatu l-burkān |
| עברית | מַכְתֵּשׁ makhtésh |
verb to collapse catastrophically
| Deutsch | einbrechen |
|---|
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