cascade

== English == === 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-. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US, Canada) IPA(key): /kæsˈkeɪd/ (Australian) IPA(key): /kæsˈkæɪd/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /kɛsˈkæɪd/ Rhymes: -eɪd === Noun === cascade (plural cascades) A waterfall or series of small waterfalls. (figuratively) A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade. 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. Coordinate term: daisy chain (juggling) 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). A hairpiece for women consisting of curled locks or a bun attached to a firm base, used to create the illusion of fuller hair. (chemistry) A series of reactions in which the product of one becomes a reactant in the next ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === cascade (third-person singular simple present cascades, present participle cascading, simple past and past participle cascaded) (intransitive) To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls. (transitive) To arrange in a stepped series like a waterfall. (intransitive) To occur as a causal sequence. (transitive) To pass (something) down through a chain or system in a flow or series of movements. (archaic, slang) To vomit. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === saccade == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowing from French cascade, from Italian cascata. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkɑsˈkaː.də/ Hyphenation: cas‧ca‧de Rhymes: -aːdə === Noun === cascade f (plural cascades or cascaden, no diminutive) cascade (waterfall or series of small waterfalls) ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: kaskade == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kas.kad/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian cascata, from cascare (“to fall”). ==== Noun ==== cascade f (plural cascades) cascade (waterfall) Synonym: chute d'eau cascade (series of event) (juggling) cascade a stunt performed for cinematic imitation or entertainment ===== Derived terms ===== cascader ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== cascade inflection of cascader: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “cascade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === accédas, saccade, saccadé == Galician == === Verb === cascade second-person plural imperative of cascar == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [kaˈskade] === Noun === cascade f inflection of cascadă: indefinite plural indefinite genitive/dative singular