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volcanic crater vs caldera

caldera vs volcanic crater

volcanic crater and caldera both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
volcanic crater Yes No No No
caldera Yes No No No
As nouns, caldera is a hyponym of volcanic crater; that is, caldera is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than volcanic crater:
  • volcanic crater: a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
  • caldera: a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression
Other hyponyms of volcanic crater include maar.
volcanic crater (noun) caldera (noun)
a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression
Difference between volcanic crater and caldera

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