Crater
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noun


(1)   A bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
(2)   A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus
(3)   A bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
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Etymology


crater, a "basin" or "cup" < < < .

Proper noun



Crater
  1. : A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a cup. It lies between the constellations Virgo and Hydra.
 
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