craterization

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noun

The formation of craters.

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Meanings

nouncraterization (countable and uncountable, plural craterizations)

plural craterizations

  1. countableuncountableThe formation of craters.
  2. countableuncountableAn old medical procedure in which a hole was drilled into the head to remove a foreign mass.

Origin

From crater + -ization.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Carterization
Cite this entry
APA

craterization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craterization

MLA

“craterization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craterization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “craterization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craterization.

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