cascade

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kæsˈkeɪd/ See IPA manual

Freq #26292

Meanings

1

noun
A small waterfall, or a series of small waterfalls.

A cascade tumbled over the rocks into the pool below.
2

noun
A large amount of something falling or happening one after another.

The news set off a cascade of phone calls.
3

verb
To pour or fall down quickly in large amounts.

Water cascaded down the mountainside after the storm.

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Synonyms

2 noun · a large amount of something... shower

3 verb · to pour or fall down... cascade down

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Forms cascadedcascadescascading

Derived forms cascadablecascadiacascadiccascodephotocascadesubcascade

Etymology

From French cascade, from Italian cascata, from cascare (“to fall”), from Vulgar Latin *cāsicāre, derived from Latin cadere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d-.

*ḱh₂d- Proto-Indo-European cascade French cascata Italian *cāsicāre la-vul cadō Latin

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# cascade

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /kæsˈkeɪd/
**Frequency rank:** 26292

## Meanings
1. A small waterfall, or a series of small waterfalls.
2. A large amount of something falling or happening one after another.
3. To pour or fall down quickly in large amounts.

## Examples
- A cascade tumbled over the rocks into the pool below.
- The news set off a cascade of phone calls.
- Water cascaded down the mountainside after the storm.

## Derived Forms
- cascadable
- cascadia
- cascadic
- cascode
- photocascade
- subcascade

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ḱh₂d-
- Root: cascade
- Root: cascata
- Root: *cāsicāre
- Root: cadō

## Etymology
From French cascade, from Italian cascata, from cascare (“to fall”), from Vulgar Latin *cāsicāre, derived from Latin cadere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d-.

## AI Etymology
cascade is a noun and verb. It is from French cascade, from Italian cascata, from cascare (“to fall”), from Vulgar Latin *cāsicāre, derived from Latin cadere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d-. Historical forms in the chain include *ḱh₂d- (Proto-Indo-European), cascade (French), cascata (Italian), *cāsicāre (la-vul), and cadō (Latin). Current senses include a small waterfall, or a series of small waterfalls, a large amount of something falling or happening one after another, and to pour or fall down quickly in large amounts. Derived forms include cascadable, cascadia, cascadic, cascode, and photocascade.

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- Describing Qualities

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