cascade meaning and definition

CASCADE noun

Definition of cascade (noun)

1. a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
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"
3. a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower
   • "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks"
   • synonyms: shower

CASCADE verb

Definition of cascade (verb)

1. rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
   • synonyms: cascade down
2. arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible