Definitions for: Crater


[n] a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
[n] a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus
[n] a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano



Webster (1913) Definition: Cra"ter (kr?t?r), n. [L. crater, cratera, a mixing
vessel, the mouth of a volcano, Gr. krath`r, fr. keranny`nai
to mix; cf. Skr. [,c]r[imac] to mix, [,c]ir to cook,
[,c]r[=a] to cook. Cf. Grail, in Holy Grail.]
1. The basinlike 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.

2. (Mil.) The pit left by the explosion of a mine.

3. (Astron.) A constellation of the southen hemisphere; --
called also the Cup.

Synonyms: volcanic crater

See Also: caldera, cleft, collector, constellation, crack, crevice, depression, fissure, lunar crater, maar, natural depression, scissure, volcano

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