crater
noun
/ˈkɹeɪ.tə(ɹ)/
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/ˈkɹeɪ.tɚ/
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- (astronomy) A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object. [from 1831]
- (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]
- The pit left by the explosion of a mine or bomb. [from 1839]
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Krater
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crater
verb
/ˈkɹeɪ.tə(ɹ)/
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/ˈkɹeɪ.tɚ/
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- (figurative) To collapse catastrophically; to become devastated or completely destroyed.
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einbrechen
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Crater
properNoun
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- (constellation) A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a cup. It lies between the constellations Virgo and Hydra.
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Becher
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