As nouns the difference between volcano and caldera
is that volcano is a vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface while caldera is a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion or by collapse of the cone of a volcano.
volcano
Noun
(en-noun)
A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.
Derived terms
(Terms derived from "volcano")
* active volcano
* complex volcano
* cryovolcano
* dormant volcano
* extinct volcano
* mud volcano
* shield volcano
* stratovolcano
* subglacial volcano
* supervolcano
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* volcanic
* volcanism
* volcanology
caldera
Noun
(
en noun)
(vulcanology) A large crater formed by a volcanic explosion or by collapse of the cone of a volcano.
Hypernyms
* crater