{{wiktionary|Cascade|cascade}} '''Cascade''', or '''Cascading''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} ==Science and technology== ===Science=== * Air shower (physics), a cascade (particle shower) of subatomic particles and ionized nuclei **Particle shower, a cascade of secondary particles produced as the result of a high-energy particle interacting with dense matter * Cascade, the CRISPR-associated complex for antiviral defense (a protein complex) * Cascade (grape), a type of fruit *Cascade waterfalls, or series of waterfalls * Biochemical cascade, a series of biochemical reactions, in which a product of the previous step is the substrate of the next * Collision cascade, a set of nearby adjacent energetic collisions of atoms induced by an energetic particle in a solid or liquid * Ecological cascade, a series of secondary extinctions triggered by the primary extinction of a key species in an ecosystem * Energy cascade, a process important in turbulent flow and drag by which kinetic energy is converted into heat * Trophic cascade, an interaction that can occur throughout an ecosystem when a trophic level is suppressed
===Mathematics=== * Period-doubling cascade, an infinite sequence of period-doubling in dynamic systems
===Computing=== * Cascade (computer virus), a type of computer virus in the 1980s * Cascading (software), an abstraction layer for Hadoop * Cascading classifiers, a multistage classification scheme * Cascading deletion, a way to handle deletions in database systems * Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), style sheet language used in markup languages like HTML * Method cascading, in object-oriented languages
===Engineering=== * Cascade (chemical engineering), a series of chemical processes * Cascade amplifier, any two-port network constructed from a series of amplifiers * Cascade connection, a type of electrical network connection ** Cascade motor connection, a speed control system for induction motor * Cascade failure, a mode of failure in which the loss of one interlinked network node causes the overload of others * Cascade filling system, for gases
==Horticulture== * Cascade - an artificial waterfall designed to embellish a large garden or country estate
==Places== * Cascade Creek (disambiguation) * Cascade Falls (disambiguation) * Cascade Lake (disambiguation) * Cascade Range, a mountain range on the west coast of North America * Cascade River (disambiguation) * Cascades (disambiguation)
===Australia=== * Cascade, Norfolk Island, a settlement in the Australian external territory of Norfolk Island * Cascade, Western Australia
===Canada=== * Cascade City, British Columbia, aka Cascade Falls, a ghost town * Cascade Falls (Kettle River), the eponymous waterfall near Cascade City * Cascade Falls (Iskut River), waterfall in the Stikine-Iskut region of British Columbia * Cascade Falls Regional Park, located on Cascade Creek northeast of the District of Mission in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia * Cascade Inlet, a side-inlet of Dean Channel in the Central Coast region of British Columbia
===United States=== * Cascade, California, an unincorporated community in Plumas County * Cascade, Colorado * Cascade, Idaho * Lake Cascade, a reservoir in Idaho * Cascade, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Cascade, Iowa, a city in Dubuque County and Jones County * Cascade Township, Michigan * Cascade Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota * Cascade, Missouri * Cascade, Montana * Cascade County, Montana * Cascade, Nebraska * Cascade, New Hampshire * Cascade, Ohio, a former town in Putnam County * Cascade Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania * Cascade, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Cascade, Seattle, Washington * Cascade-Fairwood, Washington, a census-designated place in King County * Cascade, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Cascade, Wisconsin, a village in Sheboygan County
===Elsewhere=== * Cascade, Jamaica, a settlement in Jamaica * Cascade, Seychelles, an administrative district of Seychelles * Penpedairheol, Caerphilly, also known as "Cascade", South Wales, United Kingdom
==Organizations== * Cascade Brewery, a brewery founded in 1832 in Australia * Cascade Communications, a communications equipment manufacturer * Cascade Investment, a financial company * Open Cascade, a software development company with head office in France
==Arts and entertainment== * ''The Cascade'', a Canadian newspaper, first published in 1993 in British Columbia * ''Cascade'' (film), a Canadian thriller film * Cascade Films, an Australian film production company owned by Nadia Tass and David Parker
===Music=== ====Artists==== * Cascade (band), a Japanese rock group, who formed in 1993 * Cascade, a former name of the German dance group Cascada * Cascade, a British DJ duo also recording under the alias Transa
====Albums<!--Cascade (album) redirects directly here.-->==== * ''Cascade'', a 1984 album by Capercaillie *''Cascade'', a 1986 album recorded by Terry Oldfield * ''Cascade'' (Peter Murphy album), a 1995 album by Peter Murphy * ''Cascade'' (Guy Manning album), a 2001 album by Guy Manning * ''Cascade'', a 2009 album by Abaddon Incarnate * ''Cascade'' (William Basinski album), a 2015 album by William Basinski * ''Cascade'' (Floating Points album), a 2024 album by Floating Points
====Songs==== * "Cascade", a song written by Gene Slone and played by Chet Atkins on his 1977 album ''Me and My Guitar'' * "Cascade", a song by Spyro Gyra from the 1978 album ''Spyro Gyra'' * "Cascade", a song by Siouxsie and the Banshees from the 1982 album ''A Kiss in the Dreamhouse'' * Cascade (single), a 1993 single by The Future Sound of London * "Cascade", a song by Dave Weckl from the 2005 album ''Multiplicity'' * "The Cascade", a song by Moving Mountains from the 2011 album ''Waves'' * "Cascade", a song by Kreidler from the 2012 album ''Den'' * "Cascades", a song by Metric from the 2015 album ''Pagans in Vegas''
==Transportation== * ''Cascade'' (sternwheeler 1864), a steamboat that operated in Oregon * ''Cascade'' (train), a railroad train * USS ''Cascade'' (AD-16), a 1942 ship
==Other uses== * Cascade (brand), brand name of dishwashing detergent manufactured by Procter & Gamble * Cascade (juggling), a juggling pattern * Cascade College, a former college in Oregon, US * Cascade hop, an agricultural crop * Information cascade, when people use the actions of others as an input to their own actions * Jabot (window), also called a cascade, a type of interior decor * Yerevan Cascade, known as The Cascade, a building in Yerevan, Armenia
==See also== * Cascada (disambiguation) * Cascades (disambiguation) * Cascadia (disambiguation) * Cascode, a type of amplifier in electronics * Collisional cascading (disambiguation) * KASCADE, a European physics experiment * Kaskade (Ryan Gary Raddon, born 1971), American DJ * {{Lookfrom}} * {{Intitle}} * {{Lookfrom|Cascading}} * {{Intitle|Cascading}}
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