单词 | cascade |
释义 | Word Frequency cascade(kæsˈkeɪd) noun 1. a waterfall or series of waterfalls over rocks 2. something resembling this, such as folds of lace 3. a. a consecutive sequence of chemical or physical processes b. (as modifier) cascade liquefaction 4. a. a series of stages in the processing chain of an electrical signal where each operates the next in turn b. (as modifier) a cascade amplifier 5. the cumulative process responsible for the formation of an electrical discharge, cosmic-ray shower, or Geiger counter avalanche in a gas 6. the sequence of spontaneous decays by an excited atom or ion verb 7. (intransitive) to flow or fall in or like a cascade Word origin C17: from French, from Italian cascata, from cascare to fall, ultimately from Latin cadere to fall |
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