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car·ti·lag·i·nous
ˌkär-tə-ˈla-jə-nəs EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryDefinition
- : composed of, relating to, or resembling cartilage //The external nose has a cartilaginous framework.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined abovecascade
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a steep usually small fall of waterespecially : 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
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 1Verb
1702, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense History and Etymology
Noun and Verb
French, from Italian cascata, from cascare to fall, from Vulgar Latin *casicare, from Latin casus fallverb