crater
English Thesaurus
1. a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb (noun.object)
| hyponym | : | collector, |
| definition | : | a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | lunar crater, |
| definition | : | a crater on the Earth's Moon (noun.object) |
2. a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus (noun.object)
| instance hypernym | : | constellation, |
| definition | : | a configuration of stars as seen from the earth (noun.object) |
3. a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano (noun.object)
| hyponym | : | caldera, |
| definition | : | a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | maar, |
| definition | : | a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water (noun.object) |
| part meronym | : | volcano, |
| definition | : | a mountain formed by volcanic material (noun.object) |
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