Resembling or similar to a crater in shape, appearance, or structure; having crater characteristics.
From crater + like (Old English cognate meaning 'similar to' or 'having the form of'). This productive combining form is one of the most common ways to make descriptive comparisons in English.
Acne craters on skin are scientifically craterlike depressions that form when deep inflammation destroys collagen—the same principle that makes meteorite impact craters except at microscopic scale.
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