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   cascade

   /kaˈskeɪd/

   noun

   • 1. a small waterfall, typically one of several that fall in stages down a steep rocky slope: "the waterfall raced down in a series of cascades"
   • ▪ 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: "the greater the number of people who are well briefed, the wider the cascade effect"
   • ▪ a succession of devices or stages in a process, each of which triggers or initiates the next.

   verb

   • 1. (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. pass (something) on to a succession of others: "teachers who are able to cascade their experience effectively"
   • 3. arrange (a number of devices or objects) in a series or sequence.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French, from Italian cascata, from cascare ‘to fall’, based on Latin casus (see case1).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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