caldera

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /kælˈdɛə.ɹə/, /ˈkɔːl.də.ɹə/
• (America) IPA: /kælˈdɛɹ.ə/

Noun

caldera (plural calderas)

1. (vulcanology) A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano.
   • 2000, Tony Waltham, Geyser watching, Geology Today Vol. 16, Iss. 3, p. 99:

     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.

   Hypernyms: crater

Translations

• French: caldera
• German: Caldera
• Italian: caldera
• Portuguese: caldeira
• Russian: кальде́ра
• Spanish: caldera

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