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Noun: crater  krey-tu(r)
  1. A bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
    "Tourists can hike to the edge of the volcanic crater at Mount Vesuvius";
    - volcanic crater
     
  2. A bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
    "The lunar landscape is dotted with impact craters"; "The explosion left a massive crater in the city centre"
Verb: crater  krey-tu(r)
  1. Collapse suddenly or dramatically, especially in terms of performance or value
    "The company's stock cratered after the scandal broke"
     
  2. Form craters or crater-like depressions
    "The lunar surface is heavily cratered from meteor impacts"
Noun: Crater  krey-tu(r)
  1. A faint constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus

Derived forms: cratering, cratered, craters

Type of: constellation, depression, formation, geological formation, natural depression

Part of: volcano

Encyclopedia: Crater, Yemen