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Waterfall (other)
A waterfall is a place where water flows over a vertical drop in the course of a river. Waterfall may also refer to: Places * Waterfall, New South Wales, Australia * Waterfall, Ontario, Canada * Waterfall, County Cork, Ireland * Waterfall, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa * Waterfall, Alaska, United States * Waterfall, Virginia, United States * Waterfall Village, Pentecost Island, Vanuatu * Waterfalls, Harare, Zimbabwe * Waterfall station (other), several railway stations Business and finance * Waterfall model, in project management for business and software * Cash flow waterfall, a securitization arrangement in finance * Distribution waterfall, the process by which returned capital is distributed in private equity and real estate funds Infographics and visualization * Waterfall display or spectrogram, to visualize sonar operation, animal calls, and other sounds * Waterfall display (hardware), used in smartphones * Waterfall chart, a kind of floating column bar chart * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several ways, but the most common method of formation is that a river courses over a top layer of resistant bedrock before falling on to softer rock, which erodes faster, leading to an increasingly high fall. Waterfalls have been studied for their impact on species living in and around them. Humans have had a distinct relationship with waterfalls for years, travelling to see them, exploring and naming them. They can present formidable barriers to navigation along rivers. Waterfalls are religious sites in many cultures. Since the 18th century they have received increased attention as tourist destinations, sources of hydropower, andparticularly since the mid-20th centuryas subjects of research. Definition and terminology A waterfall is general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
