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Crater
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crater
1) A depression formed by the impact of a meteorite. 2) A depression around the orifice of a volcano.
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Crater
Impact craters are the remains of collisions between an asteroid or meteorite and the Earth. Found op http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/glossary/
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crater
[n] - a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus 2. [n] - a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=crater
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Crater
English name: The Cup. Genitive name: Crateris. Visibility: Visible from the UK See TABLE 20: THE CONSTELLATIONS. Found op http://www.delscope.demon.co.uk/astronomy/tables02.htm
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Crater
A depression in a moon or planet's surface, usually caused by something crashing into it at speed. Found op http://www.solarspace.co.uk/Glossary.php
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crater
(slang) to cave in; to fail. After a violent blowout, the force of the fluids escaping from the wellbore sometimes blows a large hole in the ground. In this case, the well is said to have cratered. Equipment craters when it falls. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
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Crater
Pit in the surface of concrete resulting from cracking of the mortar due to expansive forces associated with a particle of unsound aggregate or a contaminating material, such as wood or glass. Found op http://www.rookinspections.com/glossary/glossaryc.shtml
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Crater
Cra'ter noun [ Latin crater , cratera , a mixing vessel, the mouth of a volcano, Greek krath`r , from keranny`nai to mix; confer Sanskrit çrī to mix, çir to cook, çrā to cook. C... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/182
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crater
The most depressed, usually central portion of an ulcer. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?crater
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crater
noun a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=crater
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crater
(kra´tәr) an excavated area surrounded by an elevated margin, such as is caused by ulceration. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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Crater
• (n.) The pit left by the explosion of a mine. • (n.) 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. • (n.) A constellation of the southen hemisphere; -- called als... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/crater/
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crater
(from the article `Cosmos`) The cratering records on the airless (and therefore erosion-free) Moon and Mercury are consistent with a very heavy period of meteoritic impacts ... [6 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/155
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crater
Type: Term Pronunciation: krā′ter Definitions: 1. The most depressed, usually central portion of an ulcer. Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=21136
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Crater
[constellation] ==Notable features== ===Stars=== γ Crateris is a close double star, with a PA of 96° and a separation of 52". The fainter companion is magnitude 9.6. This system is located 84 light years from the Sun. R Crateris is a semi-regular variable of type SRb and a spectral classif... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crater_(constellation)
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Crater
Circular depression in the ground surface created by volcanic activity or asteroid impact. Found op http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeoglos/c.html
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crater
- a bowl-shaped opening 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
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Crater
(abbr. Crt, gen. Crateris) The Cup; a small, faint southern constellation that lies next to Hydra. Its only star above fourth magnitude is Delta Crt (visual magnitude 3.56, absolute magnitude -0.32, spectral type K0III, distance 195 light-years). Crater. © 2003 Tors... Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/Crt.html
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crater
A bowl-like depression (the word literally means 'cup' in Latin) on the surface of a planet, moon, or asteroid. Craters range in size from a few centimeters to over 1,000 km across, and are mostly caused by impact (see impact crater and impact basin) or by volcanic activity, though some ar... Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/crater.html
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crater
crater, circular, bowl-shaped depression on the earth's surface. (For a discussion of lunar craters, see moon.) Simple craters are bowl-shaped with a raised outer rim. Complex craters have a raised central peak surrounded by a trough and a fractured rim.Many of the largest craters are formed by the ... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0813940.html
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Crater
A crater was a large earthenware vessel used for mixing wines in Greece and Rome. The term also describes the outlet of a volcano or the hole made in the earth by an explosion. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AC1.HTM
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crater
(depression) Click images to enlargeBowl-shaped depression in the ground, usually round and with steep sides. Craters are formed by explosive events such as the eruption of a volcano or the impact of a meteorite. The Moon has more than 300,000 cr... Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0006372.html
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Crater
A steep-sided, usually circular depression formed by either explosion or collapse at a volcanic vent. Found op http://midju.tripod.com/glossary.html
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Crater
A steep-sided, usually circular depression formed by either explosion or collapse at a volcanic vent. Found op http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/education/glossary.html
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Crater
[album] Crater is the debut album from the Swedish melodic death/thrash metal band, Fission. ==Track listing== ==Credits== ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crater_(album)
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