Definitions for WATERFALL
ˈwɔ tərˌfɔl, ˈwɒt ər-wa·ter·fall

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. waterfall, fallsnoun

   a steep descent of the water of a river

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. waterfallnoun

   A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.

2. waterfallnoun

   A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.

3. waterfallnoun

   Waterfall model

4. waterfallverb

   To fall like a waterfall.

5. Etymology: From wætergefeall, compare German Wasserfall, Dutch waterval, Old Norse vatnfall

WikipediaRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Waterfall

   A waterfall is an area where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops in the course of a stream or river. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. waterfall

   A waterfall is a natural geographical feature where water from a river or stream falls over a steep drop, typically a cliff, resulting in a vertical or nearly vertical descent. This creates a visually impressive spectacle and often leads to the formation of a plunge pool at the bottom. The size of waterfalls can greatly vary, from large, high-flow rate falls to smaller, narrow ones often referred to as cascades.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Waterfallnoun

   a fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract

2. Waterfallnoun

   an arrangement of a woman's back hair over a cushion or frame in some resemblance to a waterfall

3. Waterfallnoun

   a certain kind of neck scarf

WikidataRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Waterfall

   A waterfall is a place where water flows over a vertical drop in the course of a stream or river. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WATERFALL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Waterfall is ranked #84748 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Waterfall surname appeared 221 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Waterfall.
   
   96.3% or 213 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Body Of Water
   • River

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce WATERFALL?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say WATERFALL in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of WATERFALL in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of WATERFALL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of WATERFALL in a Sentence

1. Dale Mason:

   The park is designed to go into the evening and that waterfall will do a show changing from waterfall to firefall to lava flow every night, actually, the show may happen multiple times a night.

2. Marian Carroll:

   If you're after beach time or volcano trekking (not recommended in slippery conditions), the wet season can be inconvenient, on the other hand, the wet is better for river rafting (better flow conditions) and waterfall chasing.

3. Police Chief Yunus Wally:

   It's true, an AMA (Associated Mission Aviation) aircraft reported sighting aircraft debris around Oksop waterfall.

4. Greg Schmidt:

   My dad invited Rudy Kalman to give a lecture at Ames, and when he did, Dad had an epiphany, rudy Kalman had written a paper about a theoretical' linear' solution to estimating a vehicle's location and speed. The problem was that this was a fundamentally' nonlinear' problem ; that's like the difference in complexity between floating down a lazy river and going over a waterfall, where your motion becomes chaotic and unpredictable. My dad then developed the equations for how to solve this nonlinear problem -- a major extension of Kalman's work.

5. Heather Lydia Thornhill:

   My love is stronger than a mountain that never erodes and flows with a waterfall never ending.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=WATERFALL
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Waterfall
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfall
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/WATERFALL
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=WATERFALL
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=WATERFALL