"KASCADE" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the initial letters of Karlsruhe Shower Core and Array Detector, with a few extra letters to be homophonous to cascade. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} KASCADE
  1. (acronym) Karlsruhe Shower Core and Array Detector, a cosmic ray experiment in Karlsruhe, Germany. Wikipedia link: KASCADE Tags: abbreviation, acronym
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