English Dictionary

cascade

IPA（発音記号）

/kæsˈkeɪd/

名詞

比喩的用法 インターネット

A waterfall or series of small waterfalls. / (figuratively) A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade.

日本語の意味

滝、または複数の小さな滝が連なっている様子 / 比喩的には、物事が次々と連続して起こる連鎖現象

The hikers paused to photograph the cascade tumbling over mossy rocks.

ハイカーたちは苔むした岩を流れ落ちる滝の写真を撮るために立ち止まった。

意味（1）

A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.

Now murm'ring soft, now roaring in cascade.

意味（2）

(figuratively) A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade.

The rise in serotonin levels sets off a cascade of chemical events

意味（3）

A series of electrical (or other types of) components, the output of any one being connected to the input of the next; See also daisy chain

意味（4）

(juggling) A pattern typically performed with an odd number of props, where each prop is caught by the opposite hand.

意味（5）

(Internet) A sequence of absurd short messages posted to a newsgroup by different authors, each one responding to the most recent message and quoting the entire sequence to that point (with ever-increasing indentation).

Don't you hate cascades? I hate cascades!

意味（6）

A hairpiece for women consisting of curled locks or a bun attached to a firm base, used to create the illusion of fuller hair.

A cascade can be added to one or both sides of the band to work well with longer hair.

意味（7）

(chemistry) A series of reactions in which the product of one becomes a reactant in the next

cascades （ plural ）