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  • adjective Resembling a crater or some aspect of one.

Etymologies

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crater +‎ -like

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Examples

  • At the very instant Charles drew up beside the tree, the nut fell, disrupting the waves with a craterlike splash.

    Here Comes Another Lesson Stephen O’Connor 2010

  • When he examined biopsies of men and women with gastritis or gastric ulcers, he found a hazy, blue layer overlying the craterlike depressions of the ulcers in the stomach.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • When he examined biopsies of men and women with gastritis or gastric ulcers, he found a hazy, blue layer overlying the craterlike depressions of the ulcers in the stomach.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • When he examined biopsies of men and women with gastritis or gastric ulcers, he found a hazy, blue layer overlying the craterlike depressions of the ulcers in the stomach.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • Continuing south, the next crater—Darwin—is hard to see because of its rather un-craterlike appearance.

    Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast – November 27-29, 2009 | Universe Today 2009

  • The bust of Adams, with its craterlike pupils, leers over his shoulder.

    Founding Fathers: John Adams Is In The House 2007

  • And volcanic pressures under that surface raised great domes that would later collapse leaving craterlike formations when the eruptions subsided.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • And volcanic pressures under that surface raised great domes that would later collapse leaving craterlike formations when the eruptions subsided.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • And volcanic pressures under that surface raised great domes that would later collapse leaving craterlike formations when the eruptions subsided.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • And volcanic pressures under that surface raised great domes that would later collapse leaving craterlike formations when the eruptions subsided.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

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