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Caldera

Caldera

See also: caldera

German

Alternative forms

  • Kaldera

Noun

Caldera f ‎(genitive Caldera, plural Calderen)

  1. (geology) caldera

Declension


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caldera

caldera

See also: Caldera

English

The caldera of Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines.

Noun

caldera ‎(plural calderas)

  1. (volcanology) A large crater formed by a volcanic explosion or by collapse of the cone 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.

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Italian

Noun

caldera f ‎(plural caldere)

  1. caldera

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin caldāria ‎(“warm bath”), from Latin caldus, from calidus ‎(“warm”).

Noun

caldera f ‎(plural calderas)

  1. cauldron
  2. boiler
  3. (geology) caldera

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kælˈdɛə.ɹə/, /ˈkɔːl.də.ɹə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kælˈdɛɹ.ə/

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