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| cas·cade [ ka skáyd ] |
noun (plural cas·cades) |
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1. waterfall: a small waterfall or series of waterfalls
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2. downward flow of something: a fast downward flow of liquid or small objects
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3. hanging mass: a flowing mass of something that hangs down or lies along a surface
  The bride carried a cascade of roses and baby's breath.
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4. science succession: a succession of things such as chemical reactions or components in an electrical circuit, each of which activates, affects, or determines the next
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verb (past and past participle cas·cad·ed, present participle cas·cad·ing, 3rd person present singular cas·cades) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb flow: to flow fast and in large amounts, or cause something to flow in this way
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2. intransitive verb hang or lie: to hang or lie in a flowing mass
Flowering plants cascaded down the fronts of the buildings.
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3. transitive verb comput overlap windows on computer screen: to arrange the windows on a computer screen so that they overlap, with the title bar of each visible
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4. intransitive verb move on to next thing: to move on to others in succession
If it is not claimed, the jackpot will cascade down to the holder of the next numbers drawn.
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5. transitive verb pass information on to others: to pass on something, especially something that has been learned, to other people in succession
Trained helpers can then cascade their knowledge to larger groups.
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| [Mid-17th century. Via French< Italian cascata< Latin cadere "to fall"] |
