Definitions for: Cascade


[n] a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks"
[n] 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"
[n] a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
[v] arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible
[v] rush down in big quantities, like a cascade



Webster (1913) Definition: Cas*cade", n. [F. cascade, fr. It. cascata, fr.
cascare to ball.]
A fall of water over a precipice, as in a river or brook; a
waterfall less than a cataract.

The silver brook . . . pours the white cascade.
--Longjellow.

Now murm'ring soft, now roaring in cascade. --Cawper.


Cas*cade", v. i.
1. To fall in a cascade. --Lowell.

2. To vomit. [Slang] --Smollett.

Synonyms: cascade down, shower

See Also: arrange, come down, descend, descent, fall, falls, go down, set up, succession, waterfall

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