present participle of crater

The creation of a crater on a surface.

plural of cratering

Of the nature of a (volcanic) crater

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

(Scotland, Ireland) Alternative form of creature.

Pertaining to, or resembling, a crater.

plural of craterization

The formation of craters. / An old medical procedure in which a hole was drilled into the head to remove a foreign mass.

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