What is "cascade"

Cascade \Cas*cade"\, v. i.

1. To fall in a cascade.
   --Lowell.

2. To vomit. [Slang]
   --Smollett.

Cascade \Cas*cade"\ (k[a^]s*k[=a]d"), n. [F. cascade, fr. It. cascata, fr. cascare to fall.] A fall of water over a precipice, as in a river or brook; a waterfall less than a cataract.

The silver brook . . . pours the white cascade.
--Longjellow.

Now murm'ring soft, now roaring in cascade.
--Cowper.

1640s, from French cascade (17c.), from Italian cascata "waterfall," from cascare "to fall," from Vulgar Latin *casicare, frequentative of Latin casum, casus, past participle of cadere "to fall" (see case (n.1)).

1702, from cascade (n.). In early 19c. slang, "to vomit." Related: Cascaded; cascading.

n. 1 A waterfall or series of small waterfalls. 2 (context figuratively English) A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade. 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 4 (context juggling English) A pattern typically performed with an odd number of props, where each prop is caught by the opposite hand. 5 (context Internet English) A sequence of absurd short messages posted to a newsgroup by different authors, each one responding to the most recent message and quote the entire sequence to that point (with ever-increasing indentation). 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. vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls. 2 (context transitive English) To arrange in a stepped series like a waterfall. 3 To occur as a causal sequence. 4 (context archaic slang English) To vomit.

1. v. rush down in big quantities, like a cascade [syn: cascade down]

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

1. n. 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" [syn: shower]

Cascade, Cascades, or Cascading may refer to:

In chemical engineering, a cascade is a plant consisting of several similar stages with each processing the output from the previous stage. Cascades are most commonly used in isotope separation, distillation, flotation and other separation or purification processes.

"Cascade" is the first single from Future Sound of London's 1994 album Lifeforms. It is a series of variations on the song "Cascade", all different from the album's version as is customary for most FSOL singles.

Cascade (stylized as CASCADE) is a Japanese visual kei rock band, with a sound not typical of others in the movement, in that it is strongly influenced by new wave music. The band formed in 1993 and disbanded in August 2002, but six years later the band reunited and released a new album in 2009, Vivo.

Cascade is the third studio album released by Guy Manning.
In Summer 2008, it was re-packaged and re-issued as part of the Guy Manning 10th Anniversary celebrations for 2009

Cascade is the fifth studio album by English musician Peter Murphy. It was released on 11 April 1995, through Atlantic and Beggars Banquet Records. Produced by Pascal Gabriel, it is Murphy's last album on Beggars Banquet and first album not to feature his backing band, The Hundred Men, which disbanded after Holy Smoke tour.

Murphy embarked a five-week joint North American tour in 1995 with American singer Jewel in support of Cascade and Jewel's debut album, Pieces of You.

In toss juggling, a cascade is the simplest juggling pattern achievable with an odd number of props. The simplest juggling pattern is the three- ball cascade. This is therefore the first pattern that most jugglers learn. "Balls or other props follow a horizontal figure-eight pattern above the hands." In siteswap, each throw in a cascade is notated using the number of balls; thus a three ball cascade is "3".

"In the cascade...the crossing of the balls between the hands demands that one hand catches at the same rate that the other hand throws [ synchronization ]. The hands also take turns [ coupled oscillation ]..."

Cascade is a sports manufacturer based in Liverpool, New York. It manufacturers both youth and men's lacrosse helmets, and women's lacrosse/ field hockey eyewear. The company was founded by Bill Brine (part of the Brine family that founded Brine, Corp.) in 1986. It currently has five lines of helmets for men's lacrosse: CS (youth), CPV, CPV-R, CPX-R and R. All helmets excepting the R meet or exceed NOCSAE standards. For women's lacrosse and field hockey it currently has 4 lines of eyewear: IRIS, MiniPro, PolyPro and PolyAir. The Iris and the MiniPro both meet the standard required by NFHS for field hockey. Cascade sponsors the MLL.

In 2012, Bauer acquired Cascade.

The Cascade virus is a prominent computer virus that was a resident written in assembly, and it was widespread in the 1980s and early 1990s. It infected . COM files and had the effect of making text on the screen fall down and form a heap in the bottom of the screen. It was notable for using an encryption algorithm to avoid being detected. However one could see that infected files had their size increased by 1701 or 1704 bytes. In response, IBM developed its own anti-virus software.

The virus has a number of variants. Cascade-17Y4, which is reported to have originated in Yugoslavia is almost identical to the most common 1704 byte variant. One byte has been changed, probably due to a random "mutation". This, however, has resulted in a "bug" in the virus. Another mutated variant is also known - it infects the same file over and over.

The Cascade was an passenger train of the Southern Pacific on its route between Oakland, California, and Portland, Oregon, with a sleeping car to Seattle, Washington. The Southern Pacific started the train on April 17, 1927, soon after the opening of its Cascade Line between Black Butte, California, and Springfield, Oregon.

At first the train offered first class service and a $3.00 extra fare; it became an all-Pullman train in 1937. On August 13, 1950, the Cascade became a streamlined coach/Pullman train with a triple-unit diner and cars painted in two shades of gray. The next 21 years saw a decline. The Seattle sleeper was discontinued in 1966, the triple-unit diner came off a year later. By 1970 the train was down to five or six cars and ran only three days per week. Amtrak would take over the Cascade on May 1, 1971, and would combine it with the San Francisco - Los Angeles Coast Daylight routing the train through Oakland and eventually renaming it the Coast Starlight.

Cascade is a red complex hybrid grape variety that was created by French viticulturist Albert Seibel in the early 20th century in Aubenas, Ardèche in the Rhône Valley. It has been commercially available in North America since 1938 and has since been planted in Canada and the United States (particularly New York). However, in warmer climates the grape is highly susceptible to a number of grapevine viruses which has discouraged plantings of the variety.