cascade

Noun

1. A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
2. (figuratively) A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade.
3. A series of electrical (or other types of) components, the output of any one being connected to the input of the next.
4. A pattern typically performed with an odd number of props, where each prop is caught by the opposite hand.
5. (Internet) 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).
6. A hairpiece for women consisting of curled locks or a bun attached to a firm base, used to create the illusion of fuller hair.
7. A series of reactions in which the product of one becomes a reactant in the next

Verb

1. (intransitive) To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
2. (transitive) To arrange in a stepped series like a waterfall.
3. (intransitive) To occur as a causal sequence.
4. (transitive) To pass (something) down through a chain or system in a flow or series of movements.
5. (archaic, slang) To vomit.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kæsˈkeɪd/

Etymology

From French cascade, from Italian cascata, from cascare (“to fall”), from Vulgar Latin *cāsicāre, derived from Latin cadere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d-.

Synonyms

waterfall

cataract

fall

falls

fountain

⛲

spring

rapids

concatenate

cascade down

concatenation

series

shower

🚿

degree

division

eruct

flood

gate

geyser

grade

grass

grating

gridiron

grill

gush

in-line

interlace

inundation

ladder

🪜

ledge

level

mesh

nest

nexus

overflow

pack

process

run

running water

series connection

set

snowslide

stage

staircase

step

streak

stream

string

🪢

succession

suite

tandem connection

Translations

cascade

cascada

kaskada

cascata

Wasserfall

Kaskade

cascata

waterval

cachoeira

cascade

καταρράκτης

chute d’eau

chapelet

déluge

cascada