cascade.
A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
Meaning & usage
A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade.
The bride carried a cascade of roses and baby's breath.
A series of electrical (or other types of) components, the output of any one being connected to the input of the next.
A pattern typically performed with an odd number of props, where each prop is caught by the opposite hand.
A sequence of absurd short messages posted to a newsgroup by different authors, each one responding to the most recent message and quoting the entire sequence to that point (with ever-increasing indentation).
A hairpiece for women consisting of curled locks or a bun attached to a firm base, used to create the illusion of fuller hair.
A series of reactions in which the product of one becomes a reactant in the next
Where this word comes from
From French cascade, from Italian cascata, from cascare (“to fall”), from Vulgar Latin *cāsicāre, derived from Latin cadere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d-.
To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
To arrange in a stepped series like a waterfall.
To occur as a causal sequence.
To pass (something) down through a chain or system in a flow or series of movements.
To vomit.
Where this word comes from
From French cascade, from Italian cascata, from cascare (“to fall”), from Vulgar Latin *cāsicāre, derived from Latin cadere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d-.
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