CASCADING - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower

Example: a little shower of rose petals; a sudden cascade of sparks

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

a succession of stages or operations or processes or units

Example: progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring; separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Verb

arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Verb

rush down in big quantities, like a cascade