cascade
noun
[ kasˈkeɪd ]
• a small waterfall, typically one of several that fall in stages down a steep rocky slope.
• "the waterfall raced down in a series of cascades"
Similar:
waterfall,
falls,
water chute,
cataract,
rapids,
torrent,
flood,
deluge,
outpouring,
white water,
fountain,
shower,
avalanche,
force,
linn,
• a process whereby something, typically information or knowledge, is successively passed on.
• "the greater the number of people who are well briefed, the wider the cascade effect"
cascade
verb
• (of water) pour downwards rapidly and in large quantities.
• "water was cascading down the stairs"
Similar:
pour,
gush,
surge,
spill,
stream,
flow,
issue,
spurt,
jet,
tumble,
descend,
fall,
drop,
plunge,
pitch,
overflow,
• pass (something) on to a succession of others.
• "teachers who are able to cascade their experience effectively"
• arrange (a number of devices or objects) in a series or sequence.
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French, from Italian cascata, from cascare ‘to fall’, based on Latin casus (see case1).
