caldera
See also: Caldera
English
WOTD – 23 February 2010
Etymology

The caldera of Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines.
Borrowed from Spanish caldera (“cauldron”), from Late Latin caldāria (“warm bath”), from Latin caldārium. Doublet of chowder.
Pronunciation
Noun
caldera (plural calderas)
- (volcanology) 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.
- 2000, Tony Waltham, Geyser watching, Geology Today Vol. 16, Iss. 3, p. 99:
Hypernyms
Translations
geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion
Catalan
Further reading
- “caldera” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “caldera” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “caldera” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “caldera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Italian
Further reading
- caldera in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin caldāria (“warm bath”), from Latin caldus, from calidus (“warm”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kalˈdeɾa/, [kal̪ˈd̪eɾa]
Derived terms
Further reading
- “caldera” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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