caldera en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /kælˈdɛə.ɹə/ (UK)
- /kælˈdɛɹ.ə/ (US)
- /ˈkɔːl.də.ɹə/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish caldera (“cauldron”), from Late Latin caldāria (“warm bath”), from Latin caldārium. Doublet of chowder.
Meanings
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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.
2000, Tony Waltham, “Geyser watching”, in Geology Today, volume 16, Iss. 3, p. 99::
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| calderas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
megacaldera · supercaldera · intracaldera
Hypernyms
Relateds
scald · calorie · cauldron · coddle
Translations (23)
el καλντέρα (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · ar حُفْرَة بُرْكَانِيَّة (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · da kaldera (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · fr caldera (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · ga caildéara (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · nn kaldera (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · pt caldeira (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · de Caldera (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · fi kaldera (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · nb kaldera (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · sk kaldera (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · ru кальде́ра (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · mi tawhā (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · ja カルデラ (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · sv kaldera (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · sv caldera (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · ar فُوَّهَة (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · pl kaldera (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · cmn 破火山口 (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · it caldera (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · es caldera (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · ca caldera (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion) · cs kaldera (geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion)