cascade
/kæsˈkeɪd/ · noun
Meaning
- A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
- A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade.
- A series of electrical (or other types of) components, the output of any one being connected to the input of the next; See also daisy chain
- A pattern typically performed with an odd number of props, where each prop is caught by the opposite hand.
- 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).
- A hairpiece for women consisting of curled locks or a bun attached to a firm base, used to create the illusion of fuller hair.
- To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
- To arrange in a stepped series like a waterfall.
- To occur as a causal sequence.
- To vomit.
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