cascade
A waterfall or series of small waterfallsA waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
» He caused them to cascade down.
Meaning
7 sensesA waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
Wasserfall, Kaskade
водопа́дvodopád
a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
(figuratively)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.
2001, Richard Restak, The Secret Life of the Brain, Joseph Henry Press The rise in serotonin levels sets off a cascade of chemical events
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.
(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).
Kaskade
каска́дkaskád
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
Examples
14 sentencesHe caused them to cascade down.
Her hair cascaded down over her shoulders.
Her long hair cascaded down over her shoulders.
ruЕё длинные волосы волнами спадали на плечи.
deIhr langes Haar wallte ihr über die Schultern.
Her lush hair cascaded down over her shoulders.
ruЕё пышные волосы водопадом падали ей на плечи.
This mosque has six minarets and cascading domes.
Translations
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Origin
From French cascade, from Italian cascata, from cascare (“to fall”), from Vulgar Latin *cāFrom 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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Forms
plural: cascadesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc.) likened to a rain shower:shower-n