English noun: crater | |||
1. | crater (object) a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano | ||
Synonyms | volcanic crater | ||
Broader (hypernym) | formation, geological formation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | caldera, maar | ||
Part meronym | volcano | ||
2. | Crater (object) a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus | ||
Instance hypernym | constellation | ||
3. | crater (object) a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb | ||
Broader (hypernym) | depression, natural depression | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | collector, lunar crater | ||