caldera

cal·de·ra  (kl-dâr, -dîr, käl-)

n.

A large crater formed by volcanic explosion or by collapse of a volcanic cone.

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[Spanish, cauldron, caldera, from Late Latin caldria; see cauldron.]

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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]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

caldera - a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression crater, volcanic crater - a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

Translations

caldera [kælˈdɛərə] n (Geol) → caldera

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caldera [kælˈdɛərə] n (Geol) → caldera