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- Dictionarycascade/kaˈskeɪd/
noun
- 1. a small waterfall, typically one of several that fall in stages down a steep rocky slope: "the waterfall raced down in a series of cascades"
- 2. a process whereby something, typically information or knowledge, is successively passed on: "the greater the number of people who are well briefed, the wider the cascade effect"
verb
- 1. (of water) pour downwards rapidly and in large quantities: "water was cascading down the stairs"
- 2. pass (something) on to a succession of others: "teachers who are able to cascade their experience effectively"
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CASCADE definition: 1. a small waterfall, often one of a group 2. a large amount of something that hangs down: 3. to…. Learn more.
: something arranged or occurring in a series or in a succession of stages so that each stage derives from or acts upon the product of the preceding. blood clotting involves a biochemical cascade. : a fall of material (such as lace) that hangs in a zigzag line and that is used especially in clothing and draperies. 3.
1. countable noun. If you refer to a cascade of something, you mean that there is a large amount of it. [literary] The women have lustrous cascades of black hair. [+ of] A cascade of mail arrived from friends. 2. countable noun. A cascade is a waterfall. [literary] 3. verb.
noun. a waterfall descending over a steep, rocky surface. a series of shallow or steplike waterfalls, either natural or artificial. anything that resembles a waterfall, especially in seeming to flow or fall in abundance: a cascade of roses covering the wall.
The word cascade conjures up a vision of anything falling in a manner resembling a waterfall — think of a cascade of shining hair, a sudden cascade of tears, or the cascade of light during a meteor shower. The idea behind the word is of something falling in a progressive manner or a series of steps.
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 heavy, uncontrolled outpouring: a cascade of abusive comments. 4. a. A succession of stages, processes, operations, or units. b.
Cascade definition: A waterfall or a series of small waterfalls over steep rocks.
(formal) a large amount of something hanging down. Her hair tumbled in a cascade down her back. (formal) a large number of things falling or coming quickly at the same time. He crashed to the ground in a cascade of oil cans. (formal) a number of things happening, in which each one leads to another.
CASCADE definition: 1. to fall quickly and in large amounts: 2. a large amount of something, especially something…. Learn more.
cascade. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Nature cas‧cade1 /kæˈskeɪd/ noun [countable] 1 a small steep waterfall that is one of several together 2 something that hangs down in large quantities cascade of Her hair fell over her shoulders in a cascade of curls.
