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Definitions for Crater

[1] the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
[2] Also 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. Compare astrobleme.
[3] 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. Compare walled plain.
[4] the bowllike orifice of a geyser.
[5] the hole or pit in the ground where a bomb, shell, or military mine has exploded.
[6] Electricity . the cavity formed in a positive carbon electrode by an electric arc.
[7] Greek and Roman Antiquity . krater.
[8] Metalworking . a depression at the end of a bead produced by welding.
[9] genitive Cra·te·ris [krey-teer -is] /kreɪˈtɪər ɪs/ . (initial capital letter ) Astronomy . the Cup, a small southern constellation west of Corvus and north of Hydra.
[10] to make craters in: Bombs had cratered the landscape.
[11] Slang . to cancel, abandon, or cast aside: to crater the new project. to destroy or ruin: One more disappointment won't crater me.
[12] to form a crater or craters: The surface of the concrete cratered and cracked under the repeated impacts.
[13] Joseph Force [fawrs, fohrs] /fɔrs, foʊrs/ , 1889–?, a judge of the New York State Supreme Court: his mysterious disappearance on August 6, 1930, has never been solved.
[14] a mixing bowl characterized by a wide mouth and body with two handles projecting vertically from the juncture of the neck and body, used to mix wine and water.
[15] the bowl-shaped opening at the top or side of a volcano or top of a geyser through which lava and gases are emitted
[16] a similarly shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or exploding bomb
[17] 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)
[18] a pit in an otherwise smooth surface
[19] a large open bowl with two handles, used for mixing wines, esp in ancient Greece
[20] to make or form craters in (a surface, such as the ground)
[21] slang to fail; collapse; crash
[22] a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Virgo and Hydra

Words related to Crater

mouth, hole, pit, abyss, opening, bowl, hollow, depression, caldera

Words nearby Crater

crassulacean acid metabolism, crassulaceous, crassus, cratch, crate, crater, crater lake, crater lake national park, crater mound, craterlet, craters of the moon

Origin of Crater

krater1855–60; < Greek krātḗr; see crater

Other words from Crater

cra·ter·al , cra·ter·ous , adjective
cra·ter·like , adjective
in·ter·cra·ter , adjective

Word origin for Crater

C17: from Latin: mixing bowl, crater, from Greek kratēr, from kerannunai to mix

Synonyms for Crater

hole, mouth, pit, abyss, bowl, caldera, depression, hollow, opening