Definition
Relating to or resembling a crater, especially the bowl-shaped depression at the top of a volcano.
Etymology
From Latin 'crater' meaning bowl or mixing vessel, which comes from Greek 'krater' (mixing bowl). The geological sense developed because volcano openings resembled ancient Greek bowls.
Kelly Says
The word 'crater' literally means 'mixing bowl' in Greek—ancient geologists thought volcano openings looked like giant bowls, which is why we still call them that today!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ብረት ማዕበል
breh-t mah-eh-bel
ARالعربية
حفرة بركانية
hufrah bar-ka-nee-yah
BNবাংলা
আগ্নেয়গিরির গর্ত
a-gne-yo-gi-ri-r gorto
CACatalà
cràter
krah-tehr
CSČeština
kráter
krah-tehr
DEDeutsch
Krater
krah-tehr
ELΕλληνικά
κρατήρας
krah-teh-ras
ESEspañol
cráter
krah-tehr
FAفارسی
دهانه آتشفشان
deh-neh-ye a-tash-feshan
FISuomi
krateri
krah-teh-ree
FRFrançais
cratère
krah-teh-reh
GUGU
જ્વાળામુખી
jwa-la-mu-khee
HIहिन्दी
ज्वालामुखी
jwa-la-mu-khee
HUMagyar
kráter
krah-tehr
IDBahasa Indonesia
kawah
kah-wah
IGIG
ọdịdị nke mgbawa
oh-dee-dee n-keh m-gbah-wah
ITItaliano
cratere
krah-teh-reh
KKKK
жанартау шұңқыры
zhanar-tau shu-n-ky-ry
KMKM
ចំណុចភ្នំភ្លើង
cham-nuc phnom phleung
MRMR
ज्वालामुखी
jwa-la-mu-khee
MSBahasa Melayu
kawah
kah-wah
MYမြန်မာ
မီးတောင်လွှာအိမ်
mee-taung-hlwaa-ein
NLNederlands
krater
krah-tehr
PAPA
ਜੁਆਲਾਮੁਖੀ
jwa-la-mu-khee
PLPolski
krater
krah-tehr
PTPortuguês
cratera
krah-teh-rah
RORomână
crater
krah-tehr
RUРусский
кратер
krah-tehr
SVSvenska
krater
krah-tehr
SWKiswahili
korongo la mlima wa moto
koh-roh-ngoh lah m-lee-mah wah moh-toh
TAதமிழ்
எரிமலைக் குழி
e-ri-ma-lai-k kuzhi
TEతెలుగు
అగ్నిపర్వత గుండం
a-gni-pa-rva-ta gun-dam
THไทย
ปล่องภูเขาไฟ
bplong phu-khao-fai
TLTL
bulkanikong bukal
bool-ka-ni-kong boo-kal
TRTürkçe
krater
krah-tehr
UKУкраїнська
кратер
krah-tehr
VITiếng Việt
hố núi lửa
hoh nu-ee lu-ah
ZUZU
indawo yomile
in-dah-woh yoh-mee-leh