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Definition of Caldera
1. Noun. A large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression.
Definition of Caldera
1. Noun. (geology) A large crater formed by a volcanic explosion or by collapse of the cone of a volcano. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Caldera
1. a large crater [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caldera
Literary usage of Caldera
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Near this northwest end, however, the floor is marked by a group of fractures
that are aligned normal to the long axis of the caldera and that form a band ..."
2. Tapping the Earths Natural Heat by Wendell A. Duffield, John H. Sass, Michael L. Sorey (1995)
"Map of Long Valley caldera in east-central California showing locations of geothermal
... Active hot springs are common in the Long Valley caldera region, ..."
3. Our South American Cousins by William Taylor (1880)
"caldera. THIS is a town of twelve hundred inhabitants, of whom 157 are ...
JC Morong, Esq., the American Consul at caldera, a prominent merchant of the town ..."
4. Geologisches Zentralblatt (1908)
"Es werden dann die wie „Vorposten" (outliers) mitten in der caldera gelegenen
... im Umkreis der •caldera, und es wird gezeigt, daß hier junge Tuffe, ..."
5. Landscapes of Gran Canaria by Noel Rochford (2004)
"2 caldera de los Marteles — Valsequillo (7.5km/4.5mi; ... Access: Vfi to Telde,
then taxi from Telde to the caldera de los Marteles viewpoint. ..."
6. Our South American Cousins by William Taylor (1878)
"caldera. THIS is a town of twelve hundred inhabitants, of whom 157 are ...
JC Morong, Esq., the American Consul at caldera, a prominent merchant of the town ..."
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