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caldera
cal·de·ra C0031000 (kăl-dâr′ə, -dîr′ə, käl-)n. A large crater formed by volcanic explosion or by collapse of a volcanic cone.
[Spanish, cauldron, caldera, from Late Latin caldāria; see cauldron.]caldera (kælˈdɛərə; ˈkɔːldərə) n (Physical Geography) a large basin-shaped crater at the top of a volcano, formed by the collapse or explosion of the cone. See cirque[C19: from Spanish Caldera (literally: cauldron), name of a crater in the Canary Islands]cal•de•ra (kælˈdɛr ə, kɔl-)
n., pl. -ras. a large, basinlike depression resulting from the explosion or collapse of the center of a volcano. [1860–65; < Sp Caldera literally, cauldron < Late Latin caldāria] Thesaurus| 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 |
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caldera: see cratercrater,
circular, bowl-shaped depression on the earth's surface. (For a discussion of lunar craters, see moon.) Simple craters are bowl-shaped with a raised outer rim. Complex craters have a raised central peak surrounded by a trough and a fractured rim.
..... Click the link for more information. .caldera[kal′der·ə] (geology) A large collapse depression at a volcano summit that is typically circular to slightly elongate in shape, with dimensions many times greater than any included vent. It ranges from a few miles to 37 miles (60 kilometers) in diameter. It may resemble a volcanic crater in form, but differs in that it is a collapse rather than a constructional feature. MedicalSeecratercaldera
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