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Webster 1913 Edition


Crater

Cra′ter

(krā′tẽr)
,
Noun.
[L.
crater
,
cratera
, a mixing vessel, the mouth of a volcano, Gr.
κρατήρ
, fr.
κεραννύναι
to mix; cf. Skr.
çrī
to mix,
çir
to cook,
çrā
to cook. Cf.
Grail
, in Holy
Grail
.]
1.
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.
2.
(Mil.)
The pit left by the explosion of a bomb, shell, or mine.
3.
(Astron.)
A constellation of the southen hemisphere; – called also the
Cup
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Crater

CRATER

,
Noun.
[L., Gr, a great cup.]
1.
The aperture or mouth of a volcano.
2.
A constellation of the southern hemisphere, said to contain 31 stars.

Definition 2024


cràter

cràter

Catalan

Noun

cràter m (plural cràters)

  1. crater