cráter

  • 31crater — /ˈkreɪtə / (say kraytuh) noun 1. the cup shaped depression or cavity marking the orifice of a volcano. 2. (in the surface of the earth, moon, etc.) a rounded hollow formed by the impact of a meteorite. 3. (on the surface of the moon) a roughly… …

  • 32crater — sprogimo duobė statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Įdubimas, susidaręs žemėje įprastinio ar branduolinio sprogimo vietoje. Sprogimo duobė priklauso nuo sprogstamojo užtaiso masės ir pobūdžio (šaudmenų kalibro, branduolinio sprogimo galios ir… …

    Artilerijos terminų žodynas

  • 33crater — sprogimo duobė statusas T sritis apsauga nuo naikinimo priemonių apibrėžtis Įdubimas, susidaręs žemėje įprastinio ar branduolinio sprogimo vietoje. Sprogimo duobė priklauso nuo sprogstamojo užtaiso masės ir pobūdžio (šaudmenų kalibro,… …

    Apsaugos nuo naikinimo priemonių enciklopedinis žodynas

  • 34crater — [17] Greek kratér meant ‘bowl’, or more specifically ‘mixing bowl’: it was a derivative of the base *kerā, which also produced the verb kerannúnai ‘mix’. (Crater or krater is still used in English as a technical term for the bowl or jar used by… …

    Word origins

  • 35crater — I. noun Etymology: Latin, mixing bowl, crater, from Greek kratēr, from kerannynai to mix; akin to Sanskrit śrīṇāti he mixes Date: 1613 1. a. the bowl shaped depression around the orifice of a volcano b. a depression formed by an impact (as of a… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 36crater — cra|ter [ˈkreıtə US ər] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: bowl for mixing things, crater , from Greek krater, from kerannynai to mix ] 1.) a round hole in the ground made by something that has fallen on it or by an explosion ▪ craters on the… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37crater — cra|ter [ kreıtər ] noun count 1. ) the round hole at the top of a VOLCANO 2. ) a large round hole in the ground caused by an explosion: a bomb crater a ) a large round hole on the surface of a planet caused by a METEORITE hitting the surface …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 38crater —    [ volcanic ]    see volcanic crater …

    Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • 39crater — [[t]kre͟ɪtə(r)[/t]] craters N COUNT A crater is a very large hole in the ground, which has been caused by something hitting it or by an explosion …

    English dictionary

  • 40crater — noun 1》 a large bowl shaped cavity, especially one caused by an explosion or impact or forming the mouth of a volcano. 2》 a large bowl used in ancient Greece for mixing wine. verb form a crater or craters in. Origin C17: via L. from Gk kratēr… …

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