Added 10 October 2026
crater
/ˈkɹeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ noun
In Latin: crātēr Coined: 1613 Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about crater at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano.
- A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus.
- A bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb.
Origin
First coined 1613, from Latin crātēr (“basin”), from Ancient Greek κρᾱτήρ (krātḗr, “mixing-bowl, wassail-bowl”).
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