plural of cratemaker

plural of Craterid

(space science) A crater or other depression, on a solid, non-luminous celestial body, the interior of which contains one or more points which lie in perpetual shadow due to a combination of high latitude and being on a celestial body with low axial tilt.

(astronomy) A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object.

(Scotland, Ireland) Alternative form of creature.

Alternative form of crateriform

(geology, astronomy) A crater formed from a hypervelocity impact, typically of a meteorite, as opposed to one formed by other means such as vulcanism.

(astronomy) A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a cup. It lies between the constellations Virgo and Hydra.

To form craters in a surface. / (figuratively) To collapse catastrophically; to become devastated or completely destroyed. / (snowboarding) To crash or fall.

(geology) A lake that has formed in the caldera of a volcano.