cascade

/kæsˈkeɪd/

意味: 小さな滝、連続

例文: Fluffin slid down a cascade of petals.
    フラッフィンが花びらの滝を滑り落ちた。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: cascade effect(カスケード効果), cascade waterfall(カスケード滝), cascade reaction(カスケード反応)

定義: 小さな滝や水が段々に流れる様子を指します。また、物事が次々と連鎖的に起こることを表すこともあります。

cascadeは約300,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
Noun: a succession of stages or operations or processes or units
Noun: a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower
Verb: rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
Verb: arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Noun: progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring
Noun: separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes
Noun: a little shower of rose petals
Noun: a sudden cascade of sparks

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): cascade, cascade down, shower

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): arrange, descend, descent, succession, waterfall

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): alight, alphabetize, avalanche, cascade, cataract, catenate, chain, concord, corral, crash, decline, dive, drape, dress, drip, drop, flop, gradate, lightening, line up, marshal, order, organize, pack, pair, parade, pitch, plop, pounce, precipitate, preen, prolapse, pyramid, range, rappel, rearrange, regularize, serialize, set, settle, shower, sink, sinking, slide, stack, stagger, straighten, stratify, streak, string, string out, tumble, unhorse

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語):

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: cascade, shower

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: technology

Usage Category: literary

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:

countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

英検1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書):

Movies(映画):

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: positive

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