Crater Definition
krātər
cratered, cratering, craters
noun
craters
In ancient Greece or Rome, a kind of large bowl or jar shaped like an amphora.
Webster's New World
A bowl-shaped depression created by the activity of a volcano or geyser.
American Heritage
A pit resembling this, specif. one caused by a bomb or by the impact of a meteorite, as on the moon.
Webster's New World
A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus.
American Heritage
A S constellation between Hydra and Corvus.
Webster's New World
verb
cratered, cratering, craters
To make craters in.
Webster's New World
To form craters.
Webster's New World
To fail completely.
Webster's New World
To fall and crash violently from a great height.
American Heritage
Origin of Crater
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First coined 1613, from Latin crater (“basin”), from Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratēr, “mixingbowl, wassail-bowl”), from κράμα (krama, “mixture”), from κεράννυμι (kerannumi, “to mix, to mingle”).
From Wiktionary
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Latin crātēr from Greek krātēr mixing vessel kerə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Possibly a diminutive of cratur (dialect form of creature).
From Wiktionary
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Latin crātēr mixing bowl, crater crater
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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