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crater

cra.ter \'kra-t-*r\ \'kra-t-*r, kra:-'te(*)r\ n [L, mixing bowl, crater, 
   fr. Gk krate-r, fr. kerannynai to mix;]akin to Skt a-s'i-rta mixed 1a: the 
   bowl-shaped depression around the orifice of a volcano  1b: a depression 
   formed by the impact of a meteorite  1c: a hole in the ground made by the 
   explosion of a bomb or shell  1d: an eroded lesion  2: KRATER