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crater

crater

Meaning of crater

bowl-shaped hole in a volcano

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British English/ˈkreɪtə/
American English/ə ˈkreɪtər/
Russian transcription[ˈkratʲer]
crater
crater - кратер
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crater with Russian translation

crater usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Учёные подошли к кратеру, чтобы собрать образцы горных пород.

Scientists walked to the crater to collect rock samples.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Кромка кратера была горячей, поэтому посетители держались отмеченной тропы.

The rim of the crater was hot, so visitors kept to the marked path.

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crater belongs to the topic "Natural Phenomena". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

craterкратер
seasons of the yearвремена года
springвесна
winterзима
beginначинаться
endзаканчиваться
temperatureтемпература

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What's the difference between crater / pit / caldera

🇬🇧English
crater

Primary general term for a bowl-shaped depression on a surface (volcanic, impact, lunar, etc.).

B1Very Often

The rover photographed a crater on the moon.

Ровер сфотографировал кратер на Луне.

🇬🇧English

Usually a small depression or hollow; can be natural or man-made (e.g., a pit dug in the ground). Not always the specific geological feature called a crater.

B1Very Often

He fell into a deep pit on the construction site.

Он упал в глубокую яму на стройке.

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🇬🇧English
caldera

A large volcanic depression formed when a volcano's summit collapses after an eruption; usually larger and formed by collapse rather than simple explosive ejection.

B2Rarely

The island sits inside a huge caldera formed centuries ago.

Остров расположен внутри огромной кальдеры, образовавшейся столетия назад.

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crater translation: кратер. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce crater

/ˈkreɪtə/

crater translation

кратер

crater examples

Scientists walked to the crater to collect rock samples.

crater transcription

/ˈkreɪtə/, /ə ˈkreɪtər/

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crater meaning: what does it mean?

bowl-shaped hole in a volcano

crater pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

crater is pronounced as /ˈkreɪtə/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

crater definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Scientists walked to the crater to collect rock samples. Translation: Учёные подошли к кратеру, чтобы собрать образцы горных пород.

Is crater part of Natural Phenomena vocabulary?

Yes, crater (кратер) can be learned in the Natural Phenomena topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is crater part of Weather and Seasons vocabulary?

Yes, crater (кратер) can be learned in the Weather and Seasons topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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