Phrase guide

impact crater

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A crater formed from a hypervelocity impact, typically of a meteorite, as opposed to one formed by other means such as vulcanism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, geography, geology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: astrobleme, meteor crater

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A crater formed by a process involving impact (not necessarily a hypervelocity one).

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 撞擊坑 /撞击坑 (zhuàngjīkēng) — crater formed from an impact
  • Chinese Mandarin: 隕石坑 /陨石坑 (yǔnshíkēng) — crater formed from an impact
  • Esperanto: alfrapa kratero — crater formed from an impact
  • Esperanto: meteorita kratero — crater formed from an impact
  • Finnish: törmäyskraatteri — crater formed from an impact
  • French: cratère d'impact — crater formed from an impact
  • German: Einschlagkrater — crater formed from an impact
  • German: Impaktkrater — crater formed from an impact
  • Greek: κρατήρας πρόσκρουσης (kratíras próskrousis) — crater formed from an impact
  • Italian: cratere meteoritico — crater formed from an impact
  • Italian: cratere da impatto — crater formed from an impact
  • Japanese: 衝突クレーター (shōtotsu kurētā) — crater formed from an impact
  • Japanese: インパクトクレーター (inpakutokurētā) — crater formed from an impact
  • Polish: krater uderzeniowy — crater formed from an impact
  • Russian: уда́рный кра́тер (udárnyj kráter) — crater formed from an impact
  • Russian: и́мпактный кра́тер (ímpaktnyj kráter) — crater formed from an impact
  • Spanish: cráter de impacto — crater formed from an impact
  • Spanish: astroblema — crater formed from an impact
  • Ukrainian: уда́рний кра́тер (udárnyj kráter) — crater formed from an impact
  • Vietnamese: hố va chạm — crater formed from an impact