crater
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Pronunciation[change]
Noun[change]
- (astronomy) A crater is a circular hole in the ground that is created by the impact of a meteorite or other such object.
- This crater was caused by 1768 Hughes, a small asteroid.
- (geology) A crater is the opening or mouth of a volcano where the main eruption takes place.
Verb[change]
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- If something craters, it collapses; it hollows out or becomes devastated or completely destroyed.
- The economy is about to crater.