Meaning of "crater" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRATER

From Latin: mixing bowl, crater, from Greek kratēr, from kerannunai to mix.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CRATER

crater  [ˈkreɪtə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRATER

Crater is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb crater in English.

WHAT DOES CRATER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Crater

Crater may refer to: In landforms: ▪ Impact crater, caused by two celestial bodies impacting each other, such as a meteorite hitting a planet ▪ Volcanic crater or caldera, formed by volcanic activity ▪ Subsidence crater, from an underground explosion ▪ A maar crater, a relief crater caused by a phreatic eruption or explosion ▪ pit crater, a crater that forms through sinking of the surface and not as a vent for lava ▪ Crater lake ▪ Explosion crater, a hole formed in the ground produced by an explosion near or below the surface ▪ Machtesh, a crater-like formation created by erosion. Other: ▪ Crater, California, in Inyo County ▪ Cratering, when reindeer dig for lichens that sustain them in winter months ▪ Crater ▪ Joseph F. Crater, a New York judge who mysteriously and famously disappeared in 1930 ▪ An alternate ancient name for the Crathis, a river of southern Italy ▪ Crater ▪ The Crater a book by James Cooper...

Definition of crater in the English dictionary

The first definition of crater in the dictionary is the bowl-shaped opening at the top or side of a volcano or top of a geyser through which lava and gases are emitted. Other definition of crater is a similarly shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or exploding bomb. Crater is also any of the circular or polygonal walled formations covering the surface of the moon and some other planets, formed probably either by volcanic action or by the impact of meteorites. They can have a diameter of up to 240 kilometres and a depth of 8900 metres.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CRATER

PRESENT

Present

I crater

you crater

he/she/it craters

we crater

you crater

they crater

Present continuous

I am cratering

you are cratering

he/she/it is cratering

we are cratering

you are cratering

they are cratering

Present perfect

I have cratered

you have cratered

he/she/it has cratered

we have cratered

you have cratered

they have cratered

Present perfect continuous

I have been cratering

you have been cratering

he/she/it has been cratering

we have been cratering

you have been cratering

they have been cratering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I cratered

you cratered

he/she/it cratered

we cratered

you cratered

they cratered

Past continuous

I was cratering

you were cratering

he/she/it was cratering

we were cratering

you were cratering

they were cratering

Past perfect

I had cratered

you had cratered

he/she/it had cratered

we had cratered

you had cratered

they had cratered

Past perfect continuous

I had been cratering

you had been cratering

he/she/it had been cratering

we had been cratering

you had been cratering

they had been cratering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will crater

you will crater

he/she/it will crater

we will crater

you will crater

they will crater

Future continuous

I will be cratering

you will be cratering

he/she/it will be cratering

we will be cratering

you will be cratering

they will be cratering

Future perfect

I will have cratered

you will have cratered

he/she/it will have cratered

we will have cratered

you will have cratered

they will have cratered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been cratering

you will have been cratering

he/she/it will have been cratering

we will have been cratering

you will have been cratering

they will have been cratering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would crater

you would crater

he/she/it would crater

we would crater

you would crater

they would crater

Conditional continuous

I would be cratering

you would be cratering

he/she/it would be cratering

we would be cratering

you would be cratering

they would be cratering

Conditional perfect

I would have crater

you would have crater

he/she/it would have crater

we would have crater

you would have crater

they would have crater

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been cratering

you would have been cratering

he/she/it would have been cratering

we would have been cratering

you would have been cratering

they would have been cratering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you crater
we let´s crater
you crater

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to crater

Past participle

cratered

Present Participle

cratering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CRATER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «crater» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of crater

cavity · depression · dip · hole · hollow

TRANSLATION OF CRATER

Find out the translation of crater to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of crater from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crater» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: > 大坑
• Translator English - Spanish: cráter
• English: crater
• Translator English - Hindi: गड्ढा
• Translator English - Arabic: حفرة
• Translator English - Russian: кратер
• Translator English - Portuguese: cratera
• Translator English - Bengali: গর্ত
• Translator English - French: cratère
• Translator English - Malay: Kawah
• Translator English - German: Krater
• Translator English - Japanese: 爆弾跡の穴
• Translator English - Korean: > 큰 구멍
• Translator English - Javanese: Kawah
• Translator English - Vietnamese: miệng núi lửa
• Translator English - Tamil: பள்ளம்
• Translator English - Marathi: विवर
• Translator English - Turkish: krater
• Translator English - Italian: cratere
• Translator English - Polish: krater
• Translator English - Ukrainian: кратер
• Translator English - Romanian: crater
• Translator English - Greek: κρατήρας
• Translator English - Afrikaans: krater
• Translator English - Swedish: krater
• Translator English - Norwegian: krater

5 QUOTES WITH «CRATER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word crater.

1

Peter Higgs

One of the first things I did on arriving at school was to break my left arm falling into a bomb crater.

2

Agnes Smedley

I feel like a person living on the brink of a volcano crater.

3

Steven Squyres

We didn't know if the rover could climb up or down the hills of the crater.

4

Steven Squyres

When we opened our eyes, we saw bedrock exposed in the walls of the crater.

5

Mark Zandi

There is plenty of blame to go around for the U.S. housing bubble, but not much of it belongs to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The two giant housing-finance institutions made many mistakes over the decades, some of them real whoppers, but causing house prices to soar and then crater during the past decade weren't among them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRATER»

Discover the use of crater in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crater and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Crater: A Helium-3 Novel

In the twenty-second century, sixteen-year-old Crater Trueblood, who mines the moon for Helium-3 to produce energy for a desperate, war-torn Earth, undertakes a deadly mission that could mean the difference between life and death for every ...

Homer H. Hickam, 2012

T. Rex and the Crater of Doom

"This is the story of one of the greatest adventures of twentieth-century science, told by the central figure. Walter Alvarez relates the still-evolving story with insight, clarity, and warmth.

Walter Alvarez, 2008

Out of the Crater: Chronicles of a Volcanologist

"Once I began reading this book, I had a very difficult time putting it down.

Richard V. Fisher, 2000

Judge Crater, the Missingest Person: How He Disappeared and ...

This book hunts down the most realistic guess what became of the man who fooled everybody.

John Winslow Gibson, 2010

No Quarter: The Battle of the Crater, 1864

From the Hardcover edition.

Richard Slotkin, 2009

Your Guide to Crater Lake National Park

With something for everyone this is Your Guide to Crater Lake National Park. (This e-book is intended for large color devices like Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet, iPad, etc.)

Michael Joseph Oswald, 2012

The End of the Dinosaurs: Chicxulub Crater and Mass Extinctions

Investigates the idea that the natural disaster many scientists suspect caused the extinction of the dinosaurs occurred near Puerto Chicxulub, Mexico, when an asteroid collided with Earth, releasing deadly amounts of energy.

Charles Frankel, 1999

Crater Lake: Battle for Wizard Island

Angry at his parents for sending him to stay with crazy Uncle Bart at Crater Lake National Park, Ethan discovers that he will do anything to get them back after they, and all of the other adults in the park, get swallowed into the earth.

Steve Westover, 2012

Rocky Mountain National Park: The Complete Hiking Guide

Horse use and camping are prohibited. The Research Natural Area is only slightly larger than the Bighorn Sheep Protection Area, resulting in very limited public access to this entire region. PEAKS AND OTHER DESTINATIONS The Crater (n ...

‎2005

In a Cold Crater: Cultural and Intellectual Life in Berlin, ...

"The author--one of the most original cultural historians currently writing--provides a very rich account of the refounding of cultural life in the public sphere of postwar Berlin, at first amidst the ruins, and then with the Cold War ...

Wolfgang Schivelbusch, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRATER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crater is used in the context of the following news items.

Nasa want to turn the moon into a lunar science lab: Fleet of robots …

Shackleton Crater on the moon's South Pole could be turned into 'an oasis of warm sunlight surrounded by a desert of freezing cold darkness' ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

A fresh look at a well known volcanic crater

Scientists with the organization take hikers to a viewpoint only available via the tour where participants can look into the crater from its edge ... «The Reflector, Jul 15»

Dow Jones Futures Today Crater 106 Points on China Fears

Dow Jones futures today (Wednesday) forecasted a 106-point decline from Tuesday's close as roughly 40% of stocks in China have halted ... «Money Morning, Jul 15»

Specialists inspect Misti volcano crater

The Misti volcano of Arequipa has been active for the last few years, and has become a cause for concern for locals. The region has been ... «Peru this Week, Jul 15»

Park Visitor from Colorado Finds 8.52-carat White Diamond at Crater …

An 8.52-carat white diamond was found Wednesday (June 24) by Bobbie Oskarson of Longmont, Colorado, at Arkansas's the Pig Pen, aptly ... «Charleston Express, Jul 15»

Mount Spock, Kirk Crater, Vader Valley Are All Possibly Names on …

The SETI Institute has revealed its list of proposed names for the features of Pluto and its moons, and it is a spectacular document. «The Escapist, Jul 15»

NASA Is Seriously Considering Terraforming Part of the Moon With …

Located on the moon's South Pole, Shackleton Crater isn't just prime real estate for terraforming experiments, it's Optimus Prime real estate. «Popular Science, Jul 15»

Whitebark pine conference features Crater Lake

The whitebark pine, a tree found at high elevation areas of Crater Lake National Park and Pelican Butte, will be the focus of the 2015 Whitebark ... «Herald and News, Jul 15»

Ken Jennings On Nastapoka Arc, the Giant Canada Crater No One …

In this week's Maphead column, Ken Jennings looks into a Canadian phenomenon: The Nastapoka Arc, a crater on the Hudson Bay whose ... «Condé Nast Traveler, Jul 15»

Oil prices crater, close at lowest level since mid-April

Oil prices dropped sharply on Monday, as traders fret that a possible deal between Iran and the West over Iran's nuclear program could pave ... «Edmonton Journal, Jul 15»