Patera
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Patera is a noun meaning A broad, shallow dish used for drinking, primarily in ritual contexts such as libations.
Meaning
A broad, shallow dish used for drinking, primarily in ritual contexts such as libations.
More Meanings
- (architecture) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes etc.
- The caldera or crater (dish-shaped depression) atop a volcano, especially an extraterrestrial one; also used in the names of extraterrestrial volcanoes which have such a caldera.
Example Sentences
Note that the eroded plains materials to the right of the patera show no signs of individual lava flows.
What caused the transitions from explosive to effusive volcanism in the Circum-Hellas Volcanic Province generally and during the eruptive lifetimes of individual highland patera volcanoes?
Word Forms
- paterae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paten, patina, patten, poculum, panshon, padella.
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