Main Entry: 1cas·cade Pronunciation: \(?)kas-?k?d\ Function: noun Etymology: French, from Italian cascata, from cascare to fall, from Vulgar Latin *casicare, from Latin casus fall Date: 1641
1 : a steep usually small fall of water; especially : one of a series 2 a : something arranged or occurring in a series or in a succession of stages so that each stage derives from or acts upon the product of the preceding <blood clotting involves a biochemical cascade> b : a fall of material (as lace) that hangs in a zigzag line 3 : something falling or rushing forth in quantity <a cascade of sound> <a cascade of events>
intransitive verb : to fall, pour, or rush in or as if in a cascadetransitive verb 1 : to cause to fall like a cascade 2 : to connect in a cascade arrangement
why we called cascading style sheets?
Because the rules set in the stylesheet cascade down through the elements.
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From Merriam-Websters online dictionary:
Because the rules set in the stylesheet cascade down through the elements.