Definition of Cascade

1. Noun. A small waterfall or series of small waterfalls.

Generic synonyms: Falls, Waterfall

2. Verb. Rush down in big quantities, like a cascade. "The water cascades "
Exact synonyms: Cascade Down
Generic synonyms: Come Down, Descend, Fall, Go Down

3. Noun. A succession of stages or operations or processes or units. ; "Separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes"
Generic synonyms: Succession

4. Verb. Arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible.
Category relationships: Computer Science, Computing
Generic synonyms: Arrange, Set Up

5. Noun. A sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower. "A sudden cascade of sparks"
Exact synonyms: Shower
Generic synonyms: Descent
Derivative terms: Shower

Definition of Cascade

1. n. A fall of water over a precipice, as in a river or brook; a waterfall less than a cataract.

2. v. i. To fall in a cascade.

Definition of Cascade

1. to fall like a waterfall [v -CADED, -CADING, -CADES]

Medical Definition of Cascade

1. An entire series of reactions which occurs as a result of a single trigger reaction or compound. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cascade

casamino acid
casamino acids
Casanova
Casanova de Seingalt
casas
casava
casavas
casbah
casbahs
casbene synthetase
cascabel
cascabels
cascable
cascables
cascade (current term)
cascade (current term)
cascaded
Cascades
cascades frog
cascade aeration
cascade down
cascade everlasting
cascade liquefier
Cascade Mountains
cascade penstemon
Cascade Range
cascade transformer
cascading
cascading menu
cascara

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