cascade
noun
1. a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
Definition categories: object, falls, waterfall
2. a succession of stages or operations or processes or units
- progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring
- separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes
Definition categories: group, succession
3. a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower
- a sudden cascade of sparks
Similar word(s): shower
Definition categories: event, descent
Sentences with cascade as a noun:
- The rise in serotonin levels sets off a cascade of chemical events — Richard M. Restak, The Secret Life of the Brain, Joseph Henry Press, 2001