No. 10,576 in Spanish
cráter
A crater is a bowl-shaped depression, typically caused by an impact or explosion, or found at the summit of a volcano.
In a sentence
El cráter del volcán estaba lleno de lava.
The volcano's crater was filled with lava.
Here, 'cráter' refers to the geological feature at the top of a volcano.
Vimos un cráter en la superficie de la luna a través del telescopio.
We saw a crater on the moon's surface through the telescope.
In this context, 'cráter' describes a depression on an astronomical body's surface.
El meteorito dejó un gran cráter al impactar contra la tierra.
The meteorite left a large crater upon impacting the ground.
Here, 'cráter' is used to illustrate the cavity created by an impact.
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