caldera

名词 n.
/kælˈdɛə.ɹə/|/ˈkɔːl.də.ɹə/    /kælˈdɛɹ.ə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.

词形变化

calderas plural

词源

Borrowed from Spanish caldera (“cauldron”), from Late Latin caldāria (“warm bath”), from Latin caldārium. Doublet of chowder.
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