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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cra•ter /ˈkreɪtɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Geology, Astronomya bowl-shaped hole in the ground formed by volcanic action, a meteoroid, or the like:the craters of the moon.
- the hole in the ground where a bomb or shell has exploded.
v. [~ + object] - to make a crater or craters in:The runway had been cratered by bombs.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cra•ter (krā′tər),USA pronunciation n., [gen.] Cra•te•ris (krā tēr′is)USA pronunciation for 9, v. n. - Geologythe cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- Geology, AstronomyAlso 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. Cf. astrobleme.
- 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. Cf. walled plain. - Geologythe bowllike orifice of a geyser.
- the hole or pit in the ground where a bomb, shell, or military mine has exploded.
- Electricitythe cavity formed in a positive carbon electrode by an electric arc.
- Antiquity[Gk. and Rom. Antiq.]krater.
- Metallurgya depression at the end of a bead produced by welding.
- Astronomy(cap.) the Cup, a small southern constellation west of Corvus and north of Hydra.
v.t. - to make craters in:Bombs had cratered the landscape.
- Slang Terms
- to cancel, abandon, or cast aside:to crater the new project.
- to destroy or ruin:One more disappointment won't crater me.
v.i. - to form a crater or craters:The surface of the concrete cratered and cracked under the repeated impacts.
- Greek krāté̄r mixing bowl, literally, mixer, equivalent. to krā- (base of kerannýnai to mix) + -tēr agentive suffix; compare crasis
- Latin
- 1605–15
cra′ter•like′, adj.
Cra•ter (krā′tər),USA pronunciation n. Joseph Force (fôrs, fōrs),USA pronunciation 1889–?, a judge of the New York State Supreme Court: his mysterious disappearance on August 6, 1930, has never been solved.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: crater /ˈkreɪtə/ n - 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 (29 000 feet)
- a large open bowl with two handles, used for mixing wines, esp in ancient Greece
vb - to make or form craters in (a surface, such as the ground)
- slang to fail; collapse; crash
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin: mixing bowl, crater, from Greek kratēr, from kerannunai to mixˈcratered adj ˈcraterless adj ˈcrater-ˌlike adj |