Definition of Cratering

1. Verb. (present participle of crater) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cratering

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cratering

cratch
cratches
crate
crated
crateful
cratefuls
crateload
crateloads
crater
crater arc
crater face
crater lake
crater lakes
cratered
crateriform
cratering (current term)
craterings
craterization
craterless
craterlet
craterlets
craterlike
craterous
craters
crates
cratesful
crating
craton
cratonic

Literary usage of Cratering

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The FBI Laboratory: An Investigation Into Laboratory Practices and Alleged by Michael R. Bromwich (1998)
"Hahn told us in his first interview that at the time of the Muñoz trials he had only experienced pitting and cratering with explosives having a VOD of at ..."

2. Protection Of U.s. Forces Deployed Abroad The Khobar Towers Terrorist Attack ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"These tests suggest that vehicle bombs enhance the cratering process as a ... The accompanying cratering Data chart is useful to compare the cratering ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The highest ejection angle observed in these experiments was about 22°. several fragments during or immediately after the cratering event. ..."

4. Exploring the Moon and Mars: Choices for the Nation (1991)
"... scientists lack a complete understanding of the dynamics of cratering. High-resolution reconnaissance data from orbit would allow lunar scientists to ..."

5. Effects of Nuclear Earth-penetrator And Other Weapons by Nas (2005)
"... it utilizes VN to specify the hardness of targets to various nuclear weapons effects such as overpressure, dynamic pressure, cratering, ground shock, ..."

6. The FBI Laboratory: An Investigation Into Laboratory Practices and Alleged by Michael R. Bromwich (1998)
"Hahn told us in his first interview that at the time of the Muñoz trials he had only experienced pitting and cratering with explosives having a VOD of at ..."

7. Protection Of U.s. Forces Deployed Abroad The Khobar Towers Terrorist Attack ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"These tests suggest that vehicle bombs enhance the cratering process as a ... The accompanying cratering Data chart is useful to compare the cratering ..."

8. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The highest ejection angle observed in these experiments was about 22°. several fragments during or immediately after the cratering event. ..."

9. Exploring the Moon and Mars: Choices for the Nation (1991)
"... scientists lack a complete understanding of the dynamics of cratering. High-resolution reconnaissance data from orbit would allow lunar scientists to ..."

10. Effects of Nuclear Earth-penetrator And Other Weapons by Nas (2005)
"... it utilizes VN to specify the hardness of targets to various nuclear weapons effects such as overpressure, dynamic pressure, cratering, ground shock, ..."

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