meaning of crater
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. The pit left by the explosion of a mine.
3. A constellation of the southen hemisphere; -- called also the Cup.
4. a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
Related Words
crater | crater lake national park | crateriform | craterous |
