Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

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

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A large kettle or caldron; hence, in geology, an amphitheatrical depression in a volcanic formation.

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  • noun volcanology A large crater formed by a volcanic explosion or by collapse of the cone of a volcano.

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  • noun a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

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

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From Spanish caldera ("cauldron"), from Latin caldāria ("warm bath").

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Examples

  • I believe it has its own atmosphere because it is built in what you call a caldera, but I may have picked that information up from like a Syfy TV movie about the Coming Global Superstorm, or invented it in my own mind.

    Television Without Pity 2010

  • The technical term for Yellowstone's supervolcano is "caldera," a Spanish word meaning

    Aspen Times - Top Stories 2010

  • The common sort is employed for hedging and called caldera by Europeans in many parts of

    The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795

  • The caldera has been the source of at least nine very large explosions over the last 300000 years, erupting a total of about 70 cubic kilometres (17 cu mi) of magma.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • The caldera has been the source of at least nine very large explosions over the last 300000 years, erupting a total of about 70 cubic kilometres (17 cu mi) of magma.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • Most seismicity preceding Karymsky eruptions has originated beneath Akademia Nauk caldera, which is located immediately S of Karymsky volcano and erupted simultaneously with Karymsky in 1996.

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  • Most seismicity preceding Karymsky eruptions has originated beneath Akademia Nauk caldera, which is located immediately S of Karymsky volcano and erupted simultaneously with Karymsky in 1996.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Erik Klemetti none@example.com 2010

  • The caldera has been the source of at least nine very large explosions over the last 300000 years, erupting a total of about 70 cubic kilometres (17 cu mi) of magma.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • In the center of the caldera was the classic mini-cone - the caldera was completely dry.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

  • The caldera has been the source of at least nine very large explosions over the last 300000 years, erupting a total of about 70 cubic kilometres (17 cu mi) of magma.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

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