caldera
[ kal-der-uh, kawl- ]
/ kælˈdɛr ə, kɔl- /
noun
a large, basinlike depression resulting from the explosion or collapse of the center of a volcano.
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Origin of caldera
1860–65; < Spanish Caldera, name of a crater on Canary Islands, literally, cauldron < Late Latin caldāria, noun use of feminine of caldārius of warming; see caldarium
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British Dictionary definitions for caldera
caldera
/ (kælˈdɛərə, ˈkɔːldərə) /
noun
a large basin-shaped crater at the top of a volcano, formed by the collapse or explosion of the coneSee cirque
Word Origin for caldera
C19: from Spanish Caldera (literally: cauldron), name of a crater in the Canary Islands
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Science definitions for caldera
caldera
[ kăl-dâr′ə, -dîr′ə, käl- ]
A large, roughly circular crater left after a volcanic explosion or the collapse of a volcanic cone. Calderas are typically much wider in diameter than the openings of the vents from which they were formed.
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