VOLCANIC CRATER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does volcanic crater mean? 

• VOLCANIC CRATER (noun)
  The noun VOLCANIC CRATER has 1 sense:

1. a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

  Familiarity information: VOLCANIC CRATER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VOLCANIC CRATER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

crater; volcanic crater

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)