English-Thai Dictionary

cascade

N น้ำตก (โดยมาก เป็นน้ำ ตก เล็กๆ  ที่ เป็น ส่วนหนึ่ง ของ น้ำตก ใหญ่  waterfall watercouse nam-tok

 

cascade

N ลักษณะ เหมือน น้ำตก  lak-sa-na-muean-nam-tok

 

cascade

VI ตกลงมา เหมือน น้ำตก  tok-long-ma-muean-nam-tok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CASCADE

n.A waterfall; a steep fall or flowing of water over a precipice, in a river or natural stream; or an artificial fall in a garden. The word is applied to falls that are less than a cataract.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CASCADE

Cas *cade ", n. Etym: [F. cascade, fr. It. cascata, fr. cascare to ball. ]

 

Defn: 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. Cawper.

 

CASCADE

CASCADE Cas *cade ", v. i.

 

1. To fall in a cascade. Lowell.

 

2. To vomit. [Slang ] Smollett.

 

CASCADE METHOD

CASCADE METHOD Cas *cade " meth "od. (Physics )

 

Defn: A method of attaining successively lower temperatures by utilizing the cooling effect of the expansion of one gas in condensing another less easily liquefiable, and so on.

 

CASCADE SYSTEM

CASCADE SYSTEM Cascade system. (Elec.)

 

Defn: A system or method of connecting and operating two induction motors so that the primary circuit of one is connected to the secondary circuit of the other, the primary circuit of the latter being connected to the source of supply; also, a system of electric traction in which motors so connected are employed. The cascade system is also called tandem, or concatenated, system; the connection a cascade, tandem, or concatenated, connection, or a concatenation; and the control of the motors so obtained a tandem, or concatenation, control. In the cascade system of traction the cascade connection is used for starting and for low speeds up to half speed. For full speed the short-circuited motor is cut loose from the other motor and is either left idle or (commonly ) connected direct to the line.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cascade

cas cade |kasˈkād kæˈskeɪd | ▶noun 1 a small waterfall, typically one of several that fall in stages down a steep rocky slope. • a mass of something that falls or hangs in copious or luxuriant quantities: a cascade of pink bougainvillea. • a large number or amount of something occurring or arriving in rapid succession: a cascade of antiwar literature. 2 a process whereby something, typically information or knowledge, is successively passed on: [ as modifier ] : the greater the number of people who are well briefed, the wider the cascade effect. • a succession of devices or stages in a process, each of which triggers or initiates the next. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] (of water ) pour downward rapidly and in large quantities: water was cascading down the stairs. • fall or hang in copious or luxuriant quantities: blonde hair cascaded down her back. 2 [ with obj. ] arrange (a number of devices or objects ) in a series or sequence. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian cascata, from cascare ‘to fall, ’ based on Latin casus (see case 1 ).

 

Cascade Range

Cas cade Range a range of volcanic mountains in western North America that extends from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to northern California. Its highest peak is Mount Rainier. The range also includes an active volcano, Mount St. Helens.

 

Oxford Dictionary

cascade

cas |cade |kasˈkeɪd | ▶noun 1 a small waterfall, typically one of several that fall in stages down a steep rocky slope. • a mass of something that falls or hangs in copious quantities: a cascade of pink bougainvillea. • a large number or amount of something occurring at the same time: a cascade of anti-war literature. 2 a process whereby something, typically information or knowledge, is successively passed on. • a succession of devices or stages in a process, each of which triggers or initiates the next. ▶verb 1 [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] (of water ) pour downwards rapidly and in large quantities: water was cascading down the stairs. • fall or hang in copious quantities: blonde hair cascaded down her back. 2 [ with obj. ] pass (something ) on to a succession of others: teachers who are able to cascade their experience effectively. 3 [ with obj. ] arrange (a number of devices or objects ) in a series or sequence. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian cascata, from cascare ‘to fall ’, based on Latin casus (see case 1 ).

 

Cascade Range

Cascade Range a range of volcanic mountains in western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to northern California.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

cascade

cascade noun a roaring cascade: waterfall, cataract, falls, rapids, white water. ▶verb rain cascaded from the roof: pour, gush, surge, spill, stream, flow, issue, spurt.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

cascade

cascade noun a delightful boulder-strewn ravine with a series of cascades: waterfall, falls, water chute, cataract, rapids, torrent, flood, deluge, outpouring, white water, fountain, shower, avalanche; N. English force; Scottish archaic linn. ▶verb rain cascaded from the veranda roof: pour, gush, surge, spill, stream, flow, issue, spurt, jet; tumble, descend, fall, drop, plunge, pitch; overflow.

 

French Dictionary

cascade

cascade n. f. nom féminin 1 Chute d ’eau de faible débit, comportant ordinairement plusieurs paliers (Recomm. off. ). Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • cataracte, chute d ’un grand cours d ’eau, dont la dénivelée est importante; • chute, masse d ’eau tombant brusquement à l ’emplacement d ’une rupture de pente; • rapide, partie d ’un cours d ’eau, souvent hérissée de roches, où le courant devient rapide et agité par suite d ’un resserrement du lit ou d ’une faible augmentation de la pente. Note Typographique Les noms génériques de géographie s ’écrivent avec une minuscule. La chute Montmorency est située près de Québec. 2 Scène risquée d ’un film tournée par une doublure. LOCUTION En cascade. En série. : Des accidents en cascade.

 

cascader

cascader v. intr. verbe intransitif Tomber en cascade. : La rivière cascade sur les rochers. aimer

 

cascadeur

cascadeur cascadeuse n. m. f. féminin et nom masculin Personne qui tourne les scènes risquées d ’un film, à titre de doublure.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cascade

cas cade /kæskéɪd /名詞 C 1 小滝 〘数段からなる滝の1段 〙; (数段からなる )滝 (waterfall ).2 〖a ～ of A 〗大量のA, 次々と生じるA .3 〖通例a ～/～s of A 〗滝状に流れる [覆う, ぶら下がって生える ]A 〈髪 つる植物 レース飾りなど 〉.4 (組織などにおける )情報 [知識 ]の連続的な伝達 .5 (化学反応 実験装置など )連続 [連鎖 ]的な段階をとる物 .6 縦に配列すること ; (電池などの )直列 .動詞 自動詞 1 «…に » (滝 階段状に )大量に (勢いよく )流れ落ちる «down » .2 〈髪が 〉【肩などに 】たれる «down » ; 〈植物が 〉 «…を » 覆う «over » .他動詞 1 〈装置など 〉を縦に配列する .2 〈情報 知識 〉を次々と伝達する .