cascade (noun)

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• cascade — ► NOUN 1) a small waterfall, especially one in a series. 2) a mass of something that falls, hangs, or occurs in large quantities. 3) a succession of devices or stages in a process, each of which triggers or initiates the next. ► VERB 1) pour… …   English terms dictionary

• cascade — [kæˈskeɪd] verb [I] to flow or hang down in large amounts cascade noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Cascade concrete — noun Wet, heavy and often sticky snow. Cascade concrete gets its name because it is characteristic of the of the Northwestern , in particular the lower elevation regions of , such as . Cascade concrete makes skiing and snowboarding difficult, and …   Wiktionary

• cascade — noun 1》 a small waterfall, especially one in a series. 2》 a mass of something that falls, hangs, or occurs in copious quantities: a cascade of pink bougainvillea. 3》 a process by which information or knowledge is passed on successively. 4》 a… …   English new terms dictionary

• Cascade Mountains — noun a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range • Syn: ↑Cascades, ↑Cascade Range • Instance Hypernyms: ↑range, ↑mountain range, ↑range of mountains …   Useful english dictionary

• Cascade Range — noun a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range • Syn: ↑Cascades, ↑Cascade Mountains • Instance Hypernyms: ↑range, ↑mountain range, ↑range of… …   Useful english dictionary

• cascade fir — noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: from Cascade range, Washington, Oregon, and northern California : amabilis fir …   Useful english dictionary

• cascade transformer — noun a number of transformers in series; provides a high voltage source • Hypernyms: ↑step up transformer * * * noun : a high voltage source consisting of a limited number of step up transformers with their secondaries in series, the primary of… …   Useful english dictionary

• cascade everlasting — noun shrub with white woolly branches and woolly leaves having fragrant flowers forming long sprays; flowers suitable for drying; sometimes placed in genus Helichrysum • Syn: ↑Ozothamnus secundiflorus, ↑Helichrysum secundiflorum • Hypernyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

• cascade liquefier — noun an apparatus used to liquefy air or oxygen etc. • Hypernyms: ↑apparatus, ↑setup …   Useful english dictionary

• cascade penstemon — noun whorls of deep blue to dark purple flowers at tips of erect leafy stems; moist places from British Columbia to Oregon • Syn: ↑Penstemon serrulatus • Hypernyms: ↑wildflower, ↑wild flower • Member Holonyms: ↑Penstemon, ↑genus P …   Useful english dictionary