cascading
Pouring down successively
Cascading describes something falling or flowing in stages, like water over a series of rocks.
Each level triggers the next: cascading waterfalls, cascading failures in the power grid.
In computing, cascading style sheets (CSS) apply formatting rules that flow down through nested elements.
The word emphasizes succession and accumulation—effects that multiply as they descend.
Descending river over precipice
- rapidsTurbulent river section
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- spillwayDam's water release structure
- mistFine airborne moisture
spray · droplets · stream · current · chute · gorge · flume · rivulet
Having multiple levels
- stratifiedArranged in stacked layers
- stackedArranged in a heap
- overlappingCovering part of another
- graduatedCompleted formal studies
stepped · multilayered · laminated · terraced · shelved · pleated · arranged · sequenced
Having multiple levels
- levelsHeights or ranked stages
- organizationalRelating to structured arrangement
- pyramidPointed polyhedral solid
- echelonsLevels within a hierarchy
stratification · ranking · gradation · seniority · delegation · top-down · trickle-down · succession
Layout formatting files
- CSSWeb presentation language
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- routingPath selection process
- failoverAutomatic backup system activation
redundancy · propagation · downstream · upstream · branching · forking · nodes · topology
Spiraling hair sections
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- ringletsTubular hair curls
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- tumblingAcrobatic rolling and flipping
layered · voluminous · tresses · locks · bouncy · loose · romantic · styled
Rope-controlled descent technique
- abseilingControlled rope descent
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
- parachutingControlled freefall using canopy
- skydivingRecreational freefall from aircraft
downhill · skiing · snowboarding · toboggan · ziplining · paragliding · hang-gliding · tumbling
Sudden structural failure
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- snowballingIncreasing by rapid accumulation
escalation · compounding · amplifying · spreading · unraveling · meltdown · crisis · ripple
waterfall
Descending river over precipice
mist · spray · droplets · stream · current · chute · gorge · flume · rivulet · tributary
tiered
Having multiple levels
- stratifiedArranged in stacked layers
- stackedArranged in a heap
- overlappingCovering part of another
graduated · stepped · multilayered · laminated · terraced · shelved · pleated · arranged · sequenced · banded
tiered
Having multiple levels
- levelsHeights or ranked stages
- organizationalRelating to structured arrangement
- pyramidPointed polyhedral solid
echelons · stratification · ranking · gradation · seniority · delegation · top-down · trickle-down · succession · inheritance
stylesheets
Layout formatting files
- CSSWeb presentation language
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- routingPath selection process
failover · redundancy · propagation · downstream · upstream · branching · forking · nodes · topology · dependencies
curls
Spiraling hair sections
tumbling · layered · voluminous · tresses · locks · bouncy · loose · romantic · styled · extensions
rappelling
Rope-controlled descent technique
- abseilingControlled rope descent
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
- parachutingControlled freefall using canopy
skydiving · downhill · skiing · snowboarding · toboggan · ziplining · paragliding · hang-gliding · tumbling · plummeting
collapse
Sudden structural failure
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
- contagionDisease spread by contact
snowballing · escalation · compounding · amplifying · spreading · unraveling · meltdown · crisis · ripple
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- fluid movementflowing, pouring, dripping, draining, oozing
- plant growthbloom, bud, buds, flower, fruit
- outpouringeffusion, gush, gushing, outflow, overflow
- runaway effectschain reaction, domino effect, snowball effect, runaway effect, feedback loop
- complex patternsfractals, recursion, chaos, turbulence, spirals
- cascading waterfallsWater falling in successive drops
- cascading failureSuccessive linked breakdowns
- cascading waterLiquid descending in stages
case, occasion, accident, cascade, cadence, cascades, cadaver, cascaded, recidivism