CASCADE
Pronunciation:/kasˈkeɪd/
(noun)
1 a small waterfall, typically one of several that fall in stages down a steep rocky slope
a mass of something that falls or hangs in copious quantities:a cascade of pink bougainvillea
a large number or amount of something occurring at the same time:a cascade of anti-war literature
2 a process whereby something, typically information or knowledge, is successively passed on
a succession of devices or stages in a process, each of which triggers or initiates the next
(verb)
1 [no object, with adverbial of direction] (of water) pour downwards rapidly and in large quantities:water was cascading down the stairs
fall or hang in copious quantities:blonde hair cascaded down her back
2 [with object] pass (something) on to a succession of others:teachers who are able to cascade their experience effectively
3 [with object] 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
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