English Dictionary

cascade

/kæsˈkeɪd/

noun

A waterfall or series of small waterfalls. / (figuratively) A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade.

We hiked to the top of the mountain and saw a beautiful cascade.

意味（1）

A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.

Now murm'ring soft, now roaring in cascade.

意味（2）

(figuratively) A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade.

The rise in serotonin levels sets off a cascade of chemical events

意味（3）

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

意味（4）

(juggling) A pattern typically performed with an odd number of props, where each prop is caught by the opposite hand.

意味（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).

Don't you hate cascades? I hate cascades!

意味（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.

A cascade can be added to one or both sides of the band to work well with longer hair.

意味（7）

(chemistry) A series of reactions in which the product of one becomes a reactant in the next