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Meaning of impact crater | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A crater formed from a hypervelocity impact, typically of a meteorite, as opposed to one formed by other means such as vulcanism.
  2. A crater formed by a process involving impact (not necessarily a hypervelocity one).

Equivalents

Suomi meteoriittikraatteri meteorikraatteri törmäyskraatteri

Examples

“The accident occurred at 1413:42. Ground scars and wreckage scatter indicated that the airplane crashed into the Everglades in a right wing down, nose down attitude. The location of the primary impact crater was 25° 55’ north latitude, 80° 35’ west longitude, or approximately 17 miles northwest of MIA.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

impact drill impact driver impact energy impact event impact factor impact matrix printer

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