cascade
• noun 1 a small waterfall, especially one in a series. 2 a mass of something that falls, hangs, or occurs in large quantities. 3 a succession of devices or stages in a process, each of which triggers or initiates the next. • verb 1 pour downwards rapidly and in large quantities. 2 arrange in a series or sequence. — ORIGIN Italian cascata, from cascare ‘to fall’; related to CASE1.
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