crater

[Cra·ter]

A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus

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The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a gevser, about which a cone of silica is often built up.

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

Noun
a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus

Noun
a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano


n.
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.

n.
The pit left by the explosion of a mine.

n.
A constellation of the southen hemisphere; -- called also the Cup.


Crater

Cra"ter (kr?t?r), n. [L. crater, cratera, a mixing vessel, the mouth of a volcano, Gr. , fr. to mix; cf. Skr. to mix, ir to cook, r to cook. Cf. Crail, in Holy Grail.] 1. The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a gevser, 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.

The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a gevser, about which a cone of silica is often built up.

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