What is the terminology for waterfall?
What is the terminology for waterfall? Waterfalls are sometimes interchangeably referred to as cascades and cataracts, though some sources specify a cataract as being a larger and more powerful waterfall and a cascade as being smaller.
What is the easiest definition of a waterfall?
A waterfall is a place where water flows over the edge of a steep, high cliff in hills or mountains, and falls into a pool below.
What are some fun facts about waterfalls?
Waterfalls are often judged by which are the tallest or have the largest volume of water, but there's so much more about them to know. They can make cliffs, produce a dozen different kinds of ice, and have tiny fish crawling up them using suction cups.
What do you call a person who loves waterfalls?
You can coin the word cataractophile [from Latin cataracta or Greek ?ata????t?? (katarráktis) waterfall + Latin -phila, Ancient Greek f???? loving, dear].
How do you describe a waterfall in descriptive writing?
A white, frothy cascade of water falling into a plunge pool, rocky outcroppings, lichen, moss, slippery rock, lush grasses, plants and flowers, mist, spray, rainbows, ripples, droplets, trees clinging to cliffs and overhanging the pool, butterflies, birds, flies, dragonflies, animals drinking from the pool, fish in the ...