cal·de·ra (k l-dâr  , -dîr, käl-)n. A large crater formed by volcanic explosion or by collapse of a volcanic cone. [Spanish, cauldron, caldera, from Late Latin cald  ria; see cauldron.] |
caldera [kælˈdɛərə ˈkɔːldərə]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a large basin-shaped crater at the top of a volcano, formed by the collapse or explosion of the cone See cirque
[from Spanish Caldera (literally: cauldron), name of a crater in the Canary Islands]
| caldera (kl-dâr, -dîr, 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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| Noun | 1. |  caldera - a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depressioncrater, volcanic crater - a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano |
Translations
caldera [kælˈdɛərə] n (Geol) → caldera
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