VOLCANIC CRATER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

Synonyms:

crater; volcanic crater

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("volcanic crater" is a kind of...):

formation; geological formation ((geology) the geological features of the earth)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "volcanic crater"):

caldera (a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression)

maar (a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water)

Holonyms ("volcanic crater" is a part of...):

volcano (a mountain formed by volcanic material)