crater

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
  2. noun a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus
  3. noun a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb

Etymology

First coined 1613, from Latin crātēr (“basin”), from Ancient Greek κρᾱτήρ (krātḗr, “mixing-bowl, wassail-bowl”).

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Synonyms

volcanic crater

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