caldera

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Pronunciation
/kælˈdɛə.ɹə/(UK)
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/kælˈdɛə.ɹə/(UK) · /ˈkɔːl.də.ɹə/(UK) · /kælˈdɛɹ.ə/(US)

Definition of caldera

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano.
    “The lakes of both Rotorua and Taupo occupy calderas left from enormous prehistoric eruptions, and magma lies at shallow depths beneath a number of centres.”
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noun

  1. A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano.
    “The lakes of both Rotorua and Taupo occupy calderas left from enormous prehistoric eruptions, and magma lies at shallow depths beneath a number of centres.”

name

  1. A city, port, and commune in Copiapó province, Atacama region, northern Chile.
  2. A corregimiento in Boquete district, Chiriquí province, Panama.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caldera (“cauldron”), from Late Latin caldāria (“warm bath”), from Latin caldārium. Doublet of chowder.

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