Cascade - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kæˈskeɪd|  American pronunciation of the word cascade
Brit.  |kæsˈkeɪd|  British pronunciation of the word cascade

noun

- a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
- a succession of stages or operations or processes or units
progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring
separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes
- a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower (syn: shower)
a sudden cascade of sparks

verb

- rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
- arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible

Extra examples

Her hair was arranged in a cascade of curls.

That decision set off a cascade of events.

The water cascades over the rocks.

Her hair cascaded down around her shoulders.

The tears cascaded down her cheeks.

Her hair fell over her shoulders in a cascade of curls.

Her thick black hair cascaded down below her waist.

Gallons of water cascaded over the side of the bath.

Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: cascade
he/she/it: cascades
present participle: cascading
past tense: cascaded
past participle: cascaded
noun
singular: cascade
plural: cascades
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