crater
A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other objectA hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object.
» There are many craters on the moon.
Es gibt viele Krater auf dem Mond. — RandomUsername
На Луне много кратеров. — Wezel
На Місяці багато кратерів. — deniko
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5 sensesA 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
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
The pit left by the explosion of a mine or bomb.
Krater
кра́терkráter, я́маjáma, воро́нкаvorónka
кра́терkráter
(broadly, informal)Any large, roughly circular depression or hole.
A worker who packs things in crates.
Examples
37 sentencesThere are many craters on the moon.
На Місяці багато кратерів. — deniko
ruНа Луне много кратеров. — Wezel
deEs gibt viele Krater auf dem Mond. — RandomUsername
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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The missiles cratered the empty fields.
Mercury has a lot of impact craters.
deAuf dem Merkur gibt es viele Einschlagskrater. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mercury's craters have corners where the sun never shines.
Translations
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Origin
First coined 1613, from Latin crātēr (“basin”), from Ancient Greek κρᾱτήρ (krātḗr, “mixingFirst coined 1613, from Latin crātēr (“basin”), from Ancient Greek κρᾱτήρ (krātḗr, “mixing-bowl, wassail-bowl”).
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Forms
plural: cratersSynonyms
2 synonyms- a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano:volcanic crater
Word family
19 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.