CRATER
Dictionary entry overview: What does Crater mean?
• CRATER (noun)
The noun CRATER has 3 senses:
1. a bowl-shaped geological formation 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
Familiarity information: CRATER used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• CRATER (noun)
Meaning:
A bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
crater; volcanic crater
Hypernyms ("crater" is a kind of...):
formation; geological formation ((geology) the geological features of the earth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crater"):
caldera (a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression)
maar (a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water)
Holonyms ("crater" is a part of...):
volcano (a mountain formed by volcanic material)
Meaning:
A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Meaning:
A bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("crater" is a kind of...):
depression; natural depression (a sunken or depressed geological formation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crater"):
collector (a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth)
lunar crater (a crater on the Earth's moon)
