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cascade

cas·cade [ (ˌ)kas-ˈkād]

cascade

noun

[(ˌ)kas-ˈkād]

Definition of cascade

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a steep usually small fall of water
especially : one of a series

2a : 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

b : a fall of material (such as lace) that hangs in a zigzag line and that is used especially in clothing and draperies

3 : something falling or rushing forth in quantity
//a cascade of sound a cascade of events Her hair was arranged in a cascade of curls.

cascade

verb

cascaded; cascading

Definition of cascade (Entry 2 of 2)

intransitive verb

: to fall, pour, or rush in or as if in a cascade
//The water cascaded over the rocks. Her hair cascaded down around her shoulders.

transitive verb

1 : to cause to fall like a cascade

2 : to connect in a cascade arrangement

Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty

Synonyms: Noun

Recent Examples on the Web

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
//Among nations, the rise of new economic powers feeds a cascade of geopolitical, geo-economic, and geo-technological rivalries that disrupt trade and supply chains.
— James Manyika, Fortune, "The Questions Companies Should Ask Themselves to Prepare for a New Era of Business," 15 Nov. 2019
//Its decline has a cascade of consequences well beyond Japan as climate dominoes begin to fall.
— Author: Simon Denyer, Chris Mooney, Anchorage Daily News, "The climate chain reaction that threatens the heart of the Pacific," 13 Nov. 2019
//Winter rains will recharge the headwaters of Sonoma Creek, which flows into a gorgeous 25-foot cascade.
— Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, "State parks in Wine Country in deep recovery after 2017 fires," 25 Oct. 2019
//The cheers brought by such snappy juxtapositions, as well as cascades of votes, tell of more than Mr Modi’s skill with words.
— The Economist, "The prime minister What does Narendra Modi want?," 24 Oct. 2019
//Television footage showed plumes of smoke rising from the area but no walls of towering flame, as a water-dropping helicopter moved in to dump another cascade on the blaze.
— Fox News, "Three deaths linked to California wildfires as dropping winds help firefighters," 13 Oct. 2019
//That was followed by a nipple reconstruction and a cascade of complications that included being hospitalized for an infection, removal of her implant, a second reconstruction surgery and a trip back to the hospital for an appendectomy.
— Loretta Waldman, courant.com, "Avon breast cancer survivor’s mother diagnosed too, 17 years later," 27 Sep. 2019
//Once intensities get above 1025W/cm2, if the light hits just a single electron, there's enough energy to start a cascade of electron-positron production out of the vacuum.
— Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Trampoline mirror may push laser pulse through fabric of the Universe," 14 Sep. 2019
//What followed was a kind of Cambrian explosion—a cascade of small breakthroughs.
— James Somers, The New Yorker, "How Hackers Won the Water," 13 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
//The announcement comes after a cascading series of missteps from the brand.
— Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, "Victoria’s Secret Announced Its First Plus-Size Model — But There's a Catch," 9 Oct. 2019
//The prolific photographer depicted Yosemite Valley’s massive granite walls and cascading waterfalls in his landscape shots—images that were instrumental in establishing Yosemite National Park.
— National Geographic, "Yosemite and San Francisco Photography Workshop," 10 Sep. 2019
//That digital note set in motion a cascading series of events that have put Dershowitz and Boies at odds for the past four years.
— Tom Jackman, Washington Post, "It’s Alan Dershowitz vs. David Boies, again and again," 13 Aug. 2019
//The Hornets are in a terrible spot here, thanks to a cascading series of lousy draft picks and bad contracts (all of which had nothing to do with Walker).
— Scott Fowler, charlotteobserver, "Charlotte Hornets shouldn’t give Kemba Walker a ‘supermax’ contract. Here’s why.," 3 June 2019
//The whoosh from a passing truck cascades over your face.
— Alex Horton, Washington Post, "You can rent mopeds in D.C. now. We hopped on one to see how fast they go.," 20 Aug. 2019
//Water cascades off the rooftop pool deck down the tower via glass panels.
— Whitney Robinson, ELLE Decor, "Is This the Most Beautiful Museum Gift Shop in the World?," 19 Apr. 2019
//On waterways like the Carrao River, a tributary of which cascades over the falls, gold hunters huddle onto rafts to scoop silt into tubs before lacing it with mercury to draw out tiny quantities of gold.
— Kejal Vyas |, WSJ, "Desperate Venezuelans Dig Up Paradise in Search of Gold," 20 Nov. 2018
//This can have cascading effects on the entire food chain, Sullivan says.
— Natasha Daly, National Geographic, "What the Amazon fires mean for wild animals," 23 Aug. 2019

First Known Use of cascade

Noun

1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1702, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

History and Etymology for cascade

Noun and Verb

French, from Italian cascata, from cascare to fall, from Vulgar Latin *casicare, from Latin casus fall

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More Synonyms and Antonyms ofcascade

Synonyms of cascade

a fall of water usually from a great height

the river forms a series of cascades as it drops a total of 200 feet in elevation

Synonyms for cascade

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More Definitions forcascade

cascade

noun

English Language Learners Definition of cascade

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a small, steep waterfall especially : one that is part of a series of waterfalls

: a large amount of something that flows or hangs down

: a large number of things that happen quickly in a series

cascade

verb

English Language Learners Definition of cascade (Entry 2 of 2)

: to flow or hang down in large amounts

cascade

noun

cas·cade | \ ka-ˈskād \

Kids Definition of cascade

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a steep usually small waterfall

cascade

verb

cascaded; cascading

Kids Definition of cascade (Entry 2 of 2)

: to flow or fall rapidly and in large quantity
//Tears cascaded from the baby's eyes.

cascade

noun

cas·cade | \ (ˌ)kas-ˈkād \

Medical Definition of cascade

: a molecular, biochemical, or physiological process occurring in a succession of stages each of which is closely related to or depends on the output of the previous stage
//a cascade of enzymatic reactions the cascade of events comprising the immune response