patera

Meaning

1. A broad, shallow dish used for drinking, primarily in ritual contexts such as libations.
2. A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes etc.
3. 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.

Synonyms

plug-in

receptacle

plug seat

convenience receptacle

jumper plug

socket rosette

plug base

plug receptacle

Translations

patera

patera

patera

Etymology

From Latin patera.