Crā'ter, n.
n. [Lat. crater, cratera, from Gr. κρατήρ, a mixing vessel, the mouth of a volcano, from κεραννύναι, to mix.] 1. The aperture or mouth of a volcano. 2. (Astron.) A constellation of the southern hemisphere, called the Cup.
n. [Lat. crater, cratera, from Gr. κρατήρ, a mixing vessel, the mouth of a volcano, from κεραννύναι, to mix.] 1. The aperture or mouth of a volcano. 2. (Astron.) A constellation of the southern hemisphere, called the Cup.