English Explanatory Dictionary

impact crater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A crater formed from a hypervelocity impact, typically of a meteorite, as opposed to one formed by other means such as vulcanism.
  2. A crater formed by a process involving impact (not necessarily a hypervelocity one).

Word forms

impact crater impact craters

Synonyms

astrobleme meteor crater

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 撞擊坑 /撞击坑 Chinese Mandarin: 隕石坑 /陨石坑 Esperanto: alfrapa kratero Esperanto: meteorita kratero Finnish: törmäyskraatteri French: cratère d'impact German: Einschlagkrater German: Impaktkrater Greek: κρατήρας πρόσκρουσης Italian: cratere meteoritico Italian: cratere da impatto Japanese: 衝突クレーター Japanese: インパクトクレーター Polish: krater uderzeniowy Russian: уда́рный кра́тер Russian: и́мпактный кра́тер Spanish: cráter de impacto Spanish: astroblema Ukrainian: уда́рний кра́тер Vietnamese: hố va chạm
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