Cratering

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The creation of a crater on a surface.

    "Is the Minister in a position to give the results of ithe Garda investigation of the two latest allegations of deliberate crossings and craterings of Irish roads?"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of crater form-of, gerund, participle, present

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abysmabyssalveolationalveolusantrumarmpit

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"The surface of Mercury has been shaped by three processes: impact cratering where large objects struck the surface resulting in crater formation, volcanism where lava flooded the surface, and tectonic activity where the planet's crust moved in order to adjust to the planetary cooling and contracting."

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