[cra.ter] n [L, mixing bowl, crater, fr. Gk krater, fr. kerannynai to mix; akin to Skt srinati he mixes] (1613) 1 a: the bowl-shaped depression around the orifice of a volcano b: a depression formed by the impact of a meteorite c: a hole in the ground made by the explosion of a bomb or shell d: an eroded lesion e: a dimple in a painted surface
2: krater -- cra.ter.like adj
[2]crater vi (1884): to exhibit or form craters ~ vt: to form craters in