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crātēr — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • crater noun A bowl-shaped hollow in the ground, caused by an explosion, impact, or volcanic activity.

Senses

crātēr is used for these senses in English:

  • Gulf of Naples A gulf of the Mediterranean Sea, located along the coast of Campania in Italy.
  • crater (geology) 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. [from 1610s]

crater — full definition

  1. noun A bowl-shaped hollow in the ground, caused by an explosion, impact, or volcanic activity.
  2. verb To collapse or fail suddenly and completely.

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