Meaning
crater
- The bowl-shaped mouth of a volcano
- A large hollow cavity formed by an impact or explosion
In a sentence
I turisti sono saliti fino al cratere del vulcano.
The tourists climbed up to the volcano's crater.
Il telescopio mostra chiaramente i crateri sulla superficie lunare.
The telescope clearly shows the craters on the lunar surface.
La bomba ha lasciato un cratere profondo diversi metri.
The bomb left a crater several meters deep.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cratere | masculine · singular |
| crateri | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Masculine ending in -e, plural in -i.