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1. crater
   1) A depression formed by the impact of a meteorite. 2) A depression around the orifice of a volcano.
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2. Crater
   Impact craters are the remains of collisions between an asteroid or meteorite and the Earth.
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3. 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
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4. Crater
   English name: The Cup. Genitive name: Crateris. Visibility: Visible from the UK See TABLE 20: THE CONSTELLATIONS.
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5. Crater
   A depression in a moon or planet's surface, usually caused by something crashing into it at speed.
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6. 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.
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7. crater
   the cone-shaped cavity due to an eruption of a volcano; Usually the mouth of a volcano; Bowl-shaped cavity especially that made by a bomb or shell Category: Management in the public and private sector • bowl-shaped cavity at the summit, or on the side of a volcano Category: The cosmos...
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8. 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.
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9. 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...
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10. crater
    The most depressed, usually central portion of an ulcer. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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11. crater
    noun a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
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12. crater
    (kra´tәr) an excavated area surrounded by an elevated margin, such as is caused by ulceration.
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13. 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 also the Cup.
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14. 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]
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15. crater
    Type: Term Pronunciation: krā′ter Definitions: 1. The most depressed, usually central portion of an ulcer.
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16. 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...
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17. Crater
    Circular depression in the ground surface created by volcanic activity or asteroid impact.
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18. 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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19. 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...
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20. 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...
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21. 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 ...
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22. 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.
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23. 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...
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24. Crater
    A steep-sided, usually circular depression formed by either explosion or collapse at a volcanic vent.
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25. Crater
    A steep-sided, usually circular depression formed by either explosion or collapse at a volcanic vent.
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