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Synonyms for crater
ˈkreɪ tərcrater

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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  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

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  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  

PPDB, the paraphrase database1.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "crater":

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  1. The USGS:

    The steady lowering of the lava lake in 'Overlook crater' within Halema?uma?u at the summit of Kilauea volcano has raised the potential for explosive eruptions in the coming weeks.

  2. Ken Farley:

    This was completely unexpected, and we are struggling to understand what it means, but I will speculate that this is not likely the original crater floor. From the diameter of Jezero Crater, we expect the original crater floor is significantly deeper than where we are right now.

  3. Michael Collins:

    There is an area that is considerably more illuminated than the surrounding area, it just has seems to have a slight amount of fluorescence to it. A crater can be seen, and the area around the crater is quite bright.

  4. Ken Farley:

    The delta, with its diverse sedimentary rocks, contrasts beautifully with the igneous rocks -- formed from crystallization of magma -- discovered on the crater floor, this juxtaposition provides us with a rich understanding of the geologic history after the crater formed and a diverse sample suite. For example, we found a sandstone that carries grains and rock fragments created far from Jezero Crater.

  5. Miguel Angel Morcuende:

    We have a flow to the north that is moving quickly... this lava comes from more interior areas of the crater and its temperature is about 1,250 degrees [Celsius].


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