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to cascade
01
to flow down rapidly and in large quantities
Intransitive: to cascade somewhere
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
movement verb
regular
present tense
cascade
3rd person singular
cascades
present participle
cascading
past simple
cascaded
past participle
cascaded
Examples
Water cascaded down the waterfall, creating a mesmerizing sight.
02
to arrange a series of objects or devices so that they are in a sequence or flow one after another
Transitive: to cascade items
Examples
The engineer cascaded the components in a sequence to ensure smooth operation.
Cascade
01
a small steep waterfall, usually one of several others
Examples
The hikers stopped to admire the beautiful cascade in the forest.
02
a large, continuous flow or outpouring of something, such as light, hair, or even emotions, falling or spreading downward in abundance
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
cascades
Examples
Her hair fell in a golden cascade over her shoulders.
03
a sequence of connected events, processes, or systems in which one triggers or depends on the next
Examples
The network failure caused a cascade of system errors.
