maar
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A broad, shallow volcanic crater often filled with water
- noun
- /mɑr/
- Specialized
:
maar
Synonyms
crater
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3.2
A large bowl-shaped hole in the ground made by a meteor or volcano
is specifically a broad shallow form often with a flat water filled floor
volcanic crater
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4.0
A bowl-shaped hollow at the top of a volcano
is broader and shallower and often fills with water rather than a summit bowl
Surface Forms
Etymology
Maar comes from German Maar, a local word for a 'lake' or 'pond' found in volcanic areas, and it is like the English word mere, which also once meant 'lake'. That's why a maar is a wide volcanic crater that often fills with water.