cascade
Water over cliffs
A cascade is a waterfall, especially one of several falling in stages down a rocky slope.
The word extends to anything that flows or falls in a similar pattern: a cascade of auburn hair, a cascade of events.
In technical contexts, cascade describes processes that trigger subsequent processes in sequence—a cascade of failures, a cascade effect in electronics.
As a verb, things cascade when they pour or tumble downward in stages: Water cascaded over the rocks. (Capitalized Cascade refers to the mountain range.)
Linked segments forming length
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- successionFollowing in order
- domino effectSequential causation phenomenon
- ripple effectCascading secondary results
progression · stages · phases · cycle · trigger · reaction · snowball · escalation
Sudden steep descent
- mistFine airborne moisture
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- poolCollective fund or basin
- gorgeDeep, narrow valley
cliff · precipice · chute · spillway · droplets · splash · torrent · deluge
Accidental liquid release
Large flowing watercourse
- streamSteady continuous flow
- currentDirected flow of charge
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- rapidsTurbulent river section
torrent · channel · confluence · brook · creek · runoff · watershed · hydrology
Heights or ranked stages
- tiersHorizontal arranged levels
- terracesRaised flat outdoor areas
- stepsSequential actions in process
- layersStacked levels or coatings
strata · gradations · hierarchy · stages · shelves · fountain · planter · wedding cake
File governing visual formatting
- CSSWeb presentation language
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- overrideCancel by authority
- priorityStatus of greater importance
fallback · chaining · hierarchy · dependency · propagation · exception · failure · database
chain
Linked segments forming length
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- successionFollowing in order
- domino effectSequential causation phenomenon
ripple effect · progression · stages · phases · cycle · trigger · reaction · snowball · escalation · propagation
plunge
Sudden steep descent
gorge · cliff · precipice · chute · spillway · droplets · splash · torrent · deluge · falls
spill
Accidental liquid release
stream · trickle · spout · drizzle · tumble · flow · rush · drape
river
Large flowing watercourse
rapids · torrent · channel · confluence · brook · creek · runoff · watershed · hydrology · delta
levels
Heights or ranked stages
layers · strata · gradations · hierarchy · stages · shelves · fountain · planter · wedding cake · chandelier
stylesheet
File governing visual formatting
- CSSWeb presentation language
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- overrideCancel by authority
priority · fallback · chaining · hierarchy · dependency · propagation · exception · failure · database · neural network
- mountain streamsmountain stream, mountain brook, alpine stream, mountain river, mountain spring
- waterfallsNiagara Falls, Victoria Falls, Angel Falls, Iguazu Falls, Yosemite Falls
- river featuresriverbed, riverbank, current, tributary, flow
- cascadesfalls, flow, pour, torrent, rush
- uranium enrichmenturanium enrichment, enriched uranium, centrifuge, depleted uranium, U-235
- cell signalingreceptor, ligand, receptors, signaling, kinase
- cascade effectSequential chain of consequences
- Cascade MountainsPacific Northwest mountain range
- water cascadeFlowing liquid dropping vertically
- Cascade RangePacific Northwest volcanic mountains
- cascading waterfallsWater falling in successive drops
- cascading failureSuccessive linked breakdowns