see|Crater|cráter
English

Etymology 1
From L. crater, a "basin"

Pronunciation
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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪt�(r)|-eɪt�(r)

Noun
en-noun

1. astronomy: A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteor or other object.
2. geology: 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.
3. The pit left by the explosion of a mine or bomb.

Etymology 2

1. Possibly a diminutive of creature.

Noun
en-noun

1. Ireland Colloquial A term of endearment, a dote, a wretched thing.

#:1843 - I then had the two best tarriers beneath the canopy; this poor crater is their daughter," and he patted the dog's head affectionately. <BR> William Hamilton Maxwell, Wild Sports of the West: With Legendary Tales, and Local Sketches , Publisher R. Bentley, page 77,
#:1859 - She is a charming crater; I would venture to say that, if I was not her father.<BR> The British Drama: A Collection of the Most Esteemed Tragedies, Comedies ...

Usage notes
This term is still commonly used in speech but rarely appears in modern writing. see|craterin

Translations
trans-top|astronomy: hemispherical pit
French: cratère m
German: t-|de|Krater|m
Hebrew: ��תש (makhtesh) m
Italian: t+|it|cratere|m
trans-mid
Slovene: t+|sl|krater|m
Swedish: t+|sv|krater|c, t|sv|nedslagskrater|c
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trans-top|geology: opening of a volcano
French: cratère m
German: t-|de|Krater|m
Italian: t+|it|cratere|m
trans-mid
Slovene: t+|sl|krater|m
Swedish: t+|sv|krater|c, t|sv|vulkankrater|c
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trans-top|pit left by an explosion
French: cratère m
German: t-|de|Krater|m
Hebrew: ��תש (makhtesh) m
Italian: t+|it|cratere|m
trans-mid
Slovene: t+|sl|krater|m
Swedish: t+|sv|krater|c
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ttbc|Norwegian: krater n
ttbc|Spanish: cráter m

Verb
en-verb

1. snowboarding To crash or fall.

#:He cratered into that snow bank about five seconds after his first lesson.

Latin

Alternative spellings
cratera

Etymology
From the romanized form of the AGr.|la (Doric) κ�α�ή� (krater) "mixingbowl, wassail-bowl" (Ionic: κ�η�ή� "kreter") < "to mix, mingle" < κε�άνν�μι (kerannumi) "to mix, to mingle, to blend"

Noun
crater (genitive: crateris); m, Wiktionary Appendix:Latin third declension|third declension

1. A basin or bowl for water or for mixing.
2. The opening of a volcano.

Translations
trans-top|basin
English: t-|en|basin|xsEnglish, t-|en|bowl|xsEnglish
Greek: κ�ή�η�
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trans-top|opening of a volcano
English: t-|en|crater|xs=English
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• 2007-11-13 07:44 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for de, it, sl, en

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