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English noun: cascade | |||
| 1. | cascade (object) a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | falls, waterfall | ||
| 2. | cascade (group) a succession of stages or operations or processes or units | ||
| Samples | Progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring. Separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | succession | ||
| 3. | cascade (event) a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower | ||
| Samples | A little shower of rose petals. A sudden cascade of sparks. | ||
| Synonyms | shower | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | descent | ||
English verb: cascade | |||
| 1. | cascade (motion) rush down in big quantities, like a cascade | ||
| Synonyms | cascade down | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
| 2. | cascade (contact) arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrange, set up | ||
| Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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