Cascade

/kæsˈkeɪd/ · noun

Meaning

A waterfall or series of small waterfalls..

Definitions by Sense

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. (juggling) 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. (chemistry) A series of reactions in which the product of one becomes a reactant in the next
8. (intransitive) To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls.

Example Sentences

Now murm'ring soft, now roaring in cascade.

The silver brook […] pours the white cascade.

In the first week of May, Sharp began his summit push. He scaled the North Col, an ice cascade riddled with gaping crevasses, and established a camp at about 25,920 feet, where tents often must be pitched at 45-degree angles. But when he awoke on the third morning, it was snowing and extremely windy, and Sharp decided to abandon the attempt.

2001, Richard Restak, The Secret Life of the Brain, Joseph Henry Press The rise in serotonin levels sets off a cascade of chemical events

Provision was made for this cascade of units when TfL [Transport for London] exercised an option in its order for Class 710s from Bombardier for an extra 6x5-car units and 3x4-car units: these would be used on the North London line and release '378s' for the East London line.

Don't you hate cascades? I hate cascades!

Spark a usenet cascade of no less than 300 replies.

Anyway. I didn't mean to say that everyone who posts URLs is bad and wrong and should lose their breathing privileges. Just that I was getting weary of look-at-this-link posts, sort of like some people get sick of cascades.

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• cascades
• cascading
• cascaded

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