Cascade — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls

a succession of stages or operations or processes or units

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɐskˈeɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɑːtʃd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɑːtʃd/

2 syllables Say it as /kɐskˈeɪd/.

Examples

progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring
separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes
a little shower of rose petals

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cascade down shower

Parts of Speech

noun	a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
noun	a succession of stages or operations or processes or units “progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring”
noun	a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower “a little shower of rose petals”
verb	rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
verb	arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible

Word Forms

cascade	verb	rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
shower	verb	rain abundantly
cascade	noun	a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kaskade

ein kleiner Wasserfall oder eine Reihe kleiner Wasserfälle

🇪🇸Spanish

cascada

una pequeña cascada o una serie de pequeñas cascadas

🇮🇹Italian

cascata

una piccola cascata o una serie di piccole cascate

🇵🇹Portuguese

cascata

uma pequena cachoeira ou uma série de pequenas cachoeiras

🇷🇺Russian

каскад

небольшой водопад или серия небольших водопадов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झरना

एक छोटा झरना या छोटे झरनों की श्रृंखला

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্যাসকেড

একটি ছোট জলপ্রপাত বা ছোট জলপ্রপাতের সিরিজ

🇮🇳Tamil

அருவி

ஒரு சிறிய நீர்வீழ்ச்சி அல்லது சிறிய நீர்வீழ்ச்சிகளின் தொடர்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్యాస్కేడ్

ఒక చిన్న జలపాతం లేదా చిన్న జలపాతాల శ్రేణి

🇮🇳Marathi

कॅसकेड

एक छोटा धबधबा किंवा लहान धबधब्यांची मालिका

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાસ્કેડ

એક નાનો ધોધ અથવા નાના ધોધની શ્રેણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಯಾಸ್ಕೇಡ್

ಸಣ್ಣ ಜಲಪಾತ ಅಥವಾ ಸಣ್ಣ ಜಲಪಾತಗಳ ಸರಣಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാസ്കേഡ്

ഒരു ചെറിയ വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചെറിയ വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടങ്ങളുടെ പരമ്പര

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਸਕੇਡ

ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਝਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਛੋਟੇ ਝਰਨੇ ਦੀ ਲੜੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھرن

ایک چھوٹی آبشار یا چھوٹے آبشاروں کا سلسلہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

级联

一个小瀑布或一系列小瀑布

🇯🇵Japanese

カスケード

小さな滝、または一連の小さな滝

🇰🇷Korean

종속

작은 폭포 또는 일련의 작은 폭포

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thác nước

một thác nước nhỏ hoặc một loạt thác nước nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำตก

น้ำตกขนาดเล็กหรือน้ำตกขนาดเล็กหลายสาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

riam

air terjun kecil atau rangkaian air terjun kecil

🇵🇭Filipino

kaskad

isang maliit na talon o serye ng maliliit na talon

🇲🇾Malay

lata

air terjun kecil atau siri air terjun kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتالي

شلال صغير أو سلسلة من الشلالات الصغيرة

🇮🇷Persian

آبشار

یک آبشار کوچک یا مجموعه ای از آبشارهای کوچک

🇹🇷Turkish

çağlayan

küçük bir şelale veya bir dizi küçük şelale

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶשֶׁד

מפל קטן או סדרה של מפלים קטנים

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