Used in a Sentence

caldera

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for caldera.

Editorial note

Not everything that sometimes causes the ground to shake will cause the Yellowstone Caldera to erupt.

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Quick take

A city, port, and commune in Copiapó province, Atacama region, northern Chile.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of caldera gathered in one view.

noun

A city, port, and commune in Copiapó province, Atacama region, northern Chile.

noun

A corregimiento in Boquete district, Chiriquí province, Panama.

noun

(volcanology) A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for caldera.

noun

A city, port, and commune in Copiapó province, Atacama region, northern Chile.

noun

A corregimiento in Boquete district, Chiriquí province, Panama.

noun

(volcanology) A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano.

Example sentences

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Not everything that sometimes causes the ground to shake will cause the Yellowstone Caldera to erupt.

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Another favorite is how Win9x's dependence on DOS allowed Caldera to continue to sue MS.

3

For me, the worst thing is that Caldera was able to continue suing MS due to this Win9x dependency on DOS.

4

Our risk profile is slightly higher than that: the odds of a big meteor-strike, or a Yosemite caldera eruption, are non-zero.

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Did you know that Win9x's dependence on DOS helped Caldera to continue suing MS?

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In the US, resources generally exclude both the Yellowstone Caldera and Cascade range.

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Mandrake was my second linux distro after a thankfully brief tangle with Caldera Linux (yeah, I know).

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Ancient Unix were released by Caldera under a 4-clause BSD license.

9

In the end it all failed, largely because Caldera wasn't needed.

10

Not since they all died in the giant radioactive caldera, anyway.

11

And if you're drawing sufficient amounts of thermal energy from even high-yield caldera, it can take a considerable period of time (decades) for a geothermal zone to recover.

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Ah, my favorite problem with Win9x in fact was how Caldera was able to continue to sue MS based on the fact that it was based on DOS.

Quote examples

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My favorite problem with Win9x is how the dependence on DOS allowed Caldera to continue to sue MS, and adding "Microsoft Munchkins" and other attacks on top of that...

2

When I worked at SCO (well before the Caldera and Linux lawsuit crap), server names had "sco" in them, hence Scotty (a big old 68000 box), Crisco, Ionesco....

3

If the VCs weren't there, it'd be a third-rate city, and much of what the VCs are funding isn't even technology but the post-apocalyptic sort of "attempt to engage in one of the short-term natural monopolies that technology sometimes creates" gambits that bloom in the caldera of an imploded technology industry.

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"much of what the VCs are funding isn't even technology but the post-apocalyptic sort of "attempt to engage in one of the short-term natural monopolies that technology sometimes creates" gambits that bloom in the caldera of an imploded technology industry" Much of what is funded has always been that.

Proper noun examples

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Caldera would have been able to sell for more, but then the VARs would be questioning why they needed Caldera.

2

Caldera renamed themselves The SCO Group after acquiring the name and trademark from The Santa Cruz Operation in 2001.

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I'd be curious to know if anyone ever did get black listed due to working at SCO/Caldera.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use caldera in a sentence?

Not everything that sometimes causes the ground to shake will cause the Yellowstone Caldera to erupt.

What does caldera mean?

A city, port, and commune in Copiapó province, Atacama region, northern Chile.

What part of speech is caldera?

caldera is commonly used as noun.