geological formation vs volcanic crater

volcanic crater vs geological formation

geological formation and volcanic crater both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
geological formation	Yes	No	No	No
volcanic crater	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, volcanic crater is a hyponym of geological formation; that is, volcanic crater is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than geological formation:

geological formation: (geology) the geological features of the earth
volcanic crater: a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

Other hyponyms of geological formation include aquifer, beach, cave, cliff, drop-off, drop, delta, diapir, folium, foreshore, ice mass, lakefront, massif, monocline, mouth, depression, natural depression, elevation, natural elevation, oceanfront, chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains, relict, ridge, ridgeline, ridge, shore, incline, side, slope, fountain, natural spring, outflow, outpouring, spring, scree, talus, mineral vein, vein, crater, wall, groundwater level, water level, water table.

geological formation (noun)	volcanic crater (noun)
(geology) the geological features of the earth	a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

Difference between geological formation and volcanic crater

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