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cascade
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cas·cade  (k-skd)
n.
1. A waterfall or a series of small waterfalls over steep rocks.
2. Something, such as lace, thought to resemble a waterfall or series of small waterfalls, especially an arrangement or fall of material.
3. A succession of stages, processes, operations, or units.
4. Electronics A series of components or networks, the output of each of which serves as the input for the next.
5. A chemical or physiological process that occurs in successive stages, each of which is dependent on the preceding one, and often producing a cumulative effect: an enzymatic cascade.
intr. & tr.v. cas·cad·ed, cas·cad·ing, cas·cades
To fall or cause to fall in or as if in a cascade.

[French, from Italian cascata, from cascare, to fall, from Vulgar Latin *casicre, from Latin cadere; see kad- in Indo-European roots.]

cascade
Noun
1. a waterfall or series of waterfalls over rocks
2. something flowing or falling like a waterfall: a cascade of luxuriant hair
Verb
[-cading, -caded]
to flow or fall in a cascade: rays of sunshine cascaded down [Italian cascare to fall]

cascade  (ks-kd)
A series of chemical or physiological processes that occur in successive stages, each of which is dependent on the preceding one, to produce a culminating effect. The steps involved in the clotting of blood occur as a cascade.

Cascade something suggestive of a fall of water. See also cataract, spray.
Examples: cascade of fireworks; of hair; of ice, 1860; of jewels; of lace, 1882; of molecules, 1878; of rockets; of stones, 1687; of volcanic ash, 1869.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cascadecascade - a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
waterfall, falls - a steep descent of the water of a river
2.cascade - a succession of stages or operations or processes or units; "progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring"; "separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes"
succession - a group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures"
3.cascade - a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks"
descent - a movement downward
Verb1.cascade - rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
2.cascade - arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"

cascade
Translations
cascade [kæsˈkeɪd] nsalto de agua, cascada;
(fig) → chorro
vicaer a chorros

cascade [kæsˈkeɪd] ncascade f
vitomber en cascade

cascade [kæsˈkeɪd] nWasserfall m, Kaskade f;
(of money) → Regen m;
(of hair) → wallende Fülle f
vi(in Kaskaden) herabfallen;
(hair etc) → wallen;
(people) → strömen

cascade [kæsˈkeɪd] ncascata
viscendere a cascata

cascade
n cascade [kӕsˈkeid]
a waterfall a magnificent cascade. waterval شلاّل، مَسْقَط مائي водопад vodopád strøm; kaskade der Wasserfall καταρράκτης cascada, salto de agua juga, kaskaad آبشار vesiputous cascade מַפָּל מָיִם सोपानी जलप्रपात slap, vodopad vízesés air terjun foss cascata 小滝 폭포 kaskada, krioklys kaskāde; ūdenskritums air terjun cascade foss wodospad cascata каскад vodopád slap slap kaskad, vattenfall น้ำตก çağlayan, şelâle 小瀑布 водоспад آبشار ، بوچھاڑ thác nước
v
to fall in or like a waterfall Water cascaded over the rock; Dishes cascaded off the table. neerklater يَتَساقَطُ كالشَّلاّل изсипвам се valit se, padat fosse ned; styrte ned herabstürzen πέφτω σαν καταρράκτης caer en cascada tulvana langema مانند آبشار سرازیر شدن ryöpytä tomber en cascade לִגְלוֹש מִמַפָּל झरना बहना padati, prelijevati se zuhog mengalir fossa, hrynja scendere/venire giù a cascata 滝になって落ちる 폭포처럼 떨어지다 kristi, lietis krist; lieties bertimbun vallen (als) in een waterval fosse, bruse, flomme spadać cair a se prăvăli падать каскадом valiť sa, padať ako vodopád stopničasto padati padati u slapu falla som en kaskad, svalla ตกลงมาเหมือนน้ำตก çağlayan gibi akmak / dökülmek 瀑布似地落下 спадати каскадом بوچھاڑ یا آبشار کا گرنا chảy như thác 瀑布


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