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ultralightweight

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

'> a steep usually small fall of water

especially one of a series

something arranged or occurring in a series or in a succession of stages so that each stage derives from or acts upon the product of the preceding //blood clotting involves a biochemical cascade

a fall of material (such as lace) that hangs in a zigzag line and that is used especially in clothing and draperies

something falling or rushing forth in quantity //a cascade of sound //a cascade of events //Her hair was arranged in a cascade of curls.

verb

cascaded; cascading

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

intransitive verb
to fall, pour, or rush in or as if in a cascade //The water cascaded over the rocks. //Her hair cascaded down around her shoulders.
transitive verb
to cause to fall like a cascade
to connect in a cascade arrangement

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

cataract fall(s) waterfall

Examples

Noun

//Her hair was arranged in a cascade of curls.
//That decision set off a cascade of events.

Verb

//The water cascades over the rocks.
//Her hair cascaded down around her shoulders.

First Known Use

Noun

1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1702, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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