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Definition of: caldera
(kal·dē′rə, Sp. käl·dā′rä) noun
1. Geol. A large, roughly circular depression, in many cases with a partially broken-down rim, formed by the explosive disruption of a volcanic cone, or by the collapse of a crater floor.
2. A large caldron. [<Sp.]
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