Synonyms for crater
ˈkreɪ tərcrater

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1. volcanic crater, craternoun

   a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

   Synonyms:
   volcanic crater

2. Craternoun

   a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus

   Synonyms:
   volcanic crater

3. craternoun

   a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb

   Synonyms:
   volcanic crater

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1. • Constellation
   • Geological Formation
   • Natural Depression
   • Volcano

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1. collapse

   fall suddenly, plummet, crash, plunge

   the stock market cratered in response to news of falling oil prices.

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "crater":

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1. Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay:

   The development of Lunar Crater Radio Telescope could produce some significant breakthroughs along the way, particularly for deployment technologies and the use of robots to build gigantic structures off Earth, i'm proud to be working with this diverse team of experts who inspire the world to think of big ideas that can make groundbreaking discoveries about the universe we live in.

2. Peter James:

   When we combined that with lunar topography data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, we discovered the unexpectedly large amount of mass hundreds of miles underneath the South Pole-Aitken basin, one of the explanations of this extra mass is that the metal from the asteroid that formed this crater is still embedded in the Moons mantle.

3. Justin Wang:

   The crater rim of the Jezero Crater, where the Perseverance rover is now, is a place that likely exhibited hydrothermal activity due to the crater-forming impact that occurred, so I'd be curious to see what results Perseverance finds when it reaches there.

4. Ken Hon:

   All signs indicate that it will stay within the crater, we’re not seeing any indications that lava is moving into the lower part of the east rift zone where people live. Currently all the activity is within the park.

5. The USGS:

   This morning dense ballistic blocks up to 60 cm (2 feet) across were found in the parking lot a few hundred yards (meters) from Halemaumau (Kilauea's crater), these reflect the most energetic explosions yet observed and could reflect the onset of steam-driven explosive activity.