Meaning

5 senses
  1. A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object.

    Krater

    кра́терkráter

    кра́терkráter

    a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb

  2. 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.

    Krater

    кра́терkráter, жерло́žerló

    кра́терkráter

  3. The pit left by the explosion of a mine or bomb.

    Krater

    кра́терkráter, я́маjáma, воро́нкаvorónka

    кра́терkráter

  4. (broadly, informal)Any large, roughly circular depression or hole.

  5. A worker who packs things in crates.

Examples

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  1. There are many craters on the moon.

    На Місяці багато кратерів.

    ruНа Луне много кратеров.

    deEs gibt viele Krater auf dem Mond.

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  2. Tom was taking a selfie on the edge of the volcano when he lost his footing and fell into the crater.

    deTom wollte sich gerade selbst am Rande des Vulkans knipsen, da verlor er den Halt und fiel in den Krater.

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  3. The missiles cratered the empty fields.

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  4. Mercury has a lot of impact craters.

    deAuf dem Merkur gibt es viele Einschlagskrater.

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  5. Mercury's craters have corners where the sun never shines.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
astronomy: hemispherical pit:
Русский
By meaning 3
astronomy: hemispherical pit:
geology: opening of a volcano:
pit left by an explosion:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
astronomy: hemispherical pit:

Origin

First coined 1613, from Latin crātēr (“basin”), from Ancient Greek κρᾱτήρ (krātḗr, “mixing

First coined 1613, from Latin crātēr (“basin”), from Ancient Greek κρᾱτήρ (krātḗr, “mixing-bowl, wassail-bowl”).

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