Look up: crater


  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.
    Found op http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/glossary/

  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.
    Found op http://www.delscope.demon.co.uk/astronomy/tables02.htm

  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
    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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  8. 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

  9. crater
    The most depressed, usually central portion of an ulcer. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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  10. crater
    noun a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
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  11. crater
    (kra´tәr) an excavated area surrounded by an elevated margin, such as is caused by ulceration.
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  12. 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...
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  1. 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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  2. 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

  3. 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)

  4. Crater
    Circular depression in the ground surface created by volcanic activity or asteroid impact.
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  5. crater
    1. a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
    2. a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus
    3. a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb

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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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

  10. 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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  11. Crater
    A steep-sided, usually circular depression formed by either explosion or collapse at a volcanic vent.
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  12. Crater
    A steep-sided, usually circular depression formed by either explosion or collapse at a volcanic vent.
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  13. 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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