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Crater

Pronunciation: /ˈkreɪtə/

Astronomy
Definition of Crater
  • a small and faint southern constellation (the Cup), between Hydra and Leo, said to represent the goblet of Apollo.
  • (as genitive Crateris /krəˈtɛrɪs/) used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation:the star Delta Crateris

Origin:

Latin, from Greek, 'mixing bowl'

Crater in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Crater in the US English dictionary