Crater (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. Geology, Astronomy.
    • 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.
  2. the hole or pit in the ground where a bomb, shell, or military mine has exploded.
  3. the cavity formed in a positive carbon electrode by an electric arc.
  4. krater.
  5. a depression at the end of a bead produced by welding.
  6. the Cup, a small southern constellation west of Corvus and north of Hydra.
verb (used with object)
  1. to make craters in: Bombs had cratered the landscape.
  2. 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)
  1. to form a crater or craters: The surface of the concrete cratered and cracked under the repeated impacts.
noun
  1. a judge of the New York State Supreme Court: his mysterious disappearance on August 6, 1930, has never been solved.
noun
  1. the bowl-shaped opening at the top or side of a volcano or top of a geyser through which lava and gases are emitted
  2. a similarly shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or exploding bomb
  3. 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 (29 000 feet)
  4. a pit in an otherwise smooth surface
  5. a large open bowl with two handles, used for mixing wines, esp in ancient Greece
verb
  1. to make or form craters in (a surface, such as the ground)
  2. to fail; collapse; crash
noun Latin genitive Crateris (ˈkreɪtərɪs)
  1. a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Virgo and Hydra
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