Definitions for cleavageˈkli vɪdʒ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cleav•ageˈkli vɪdʒ(n.)
the act of cleaving or splitting.
the state of being cleft.
the area between a woman's breasts, esp. when revealed by a low-cut neckline.
the tendency of crystals, certain minerals, rocks, etc., to break in preferred directions yielding smooth surfaces (cleav′age planes`).
Category: Petrology
the breaking down of a molecule or compound into simpler structures.
Category: Chemistry
the series of cell divisions in mitosis that converts the fertilized egg into blastomeres.
Origin of cleavage:
1810–20
Princeton's WordNet
cleavage(noun)
the state of being split or cleft
"there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members"
cleavage(noun)
the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
cleavage, segmentation(noun)
(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
cleavage(noun)
the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)
cleavage(noun)
the act of cleaving or splitting
Wiktionary
cleavage(Noun)
The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft.
cleavage(Noun)
The tendency of a crystal to split along specific planes.
cleavage(Noun)
The repeated division of a cell into daughter cells after mitosis.
cleavage(Noun)
The hollow or separation between a woman's breasts, especially as revealed by a low neckline.
cleavage(Noun)
The splitting of a large molecule into smaller ones.
Webster Dictionary
Cleavage(noun)
the act of cleaving or splitting
Cleavage(noun)
the quality possessed by many crystallized substances of splitting readily in one or more definite directions, in which the cohesive attraction is a minimum, affording more or less smooth surfaces; the direction of the dividing plane; a fragment obtained by cleaving, as of a diamond. See Parting
Cleavage(noun)
division into laminae, like slate, with the lamination not necessarily parallel to the plane of deposition; -- usually produced by pressure
Translations for cleavage
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
cleavage(noun)
the act of splitting; a split.
- kloof, skeidingAfrikaans
- فَلْق، انْشِقاقArabic
- цепенеBulgarian
- divisãoPortuguese (BR)
- štípání; prasklinaCzech
- die SpaltungGerman
- kløvning; spaltningDanish
- σκίσιμο, χώρισμαGreek
- divisiónSpanish
- lõhenemine, lõheEstonian
- شکافFarsi
- jakautuminenFinnish
- clivageFrench
- הִתפַּצלוּתHebrew
- दरारHindi
- cijepanje, kalanjeCroatian
- hasításHungarian
- belahanIndonesian
- klofningurIcelandic
- divisioneItalian
- 裂け目Japanese
- 쪼갬Korean
- skilimasLithuanian
- šķelšana; šķelšanāsLatvian
- membelahMalay
- scheuringDutch
- kløyving, spalting, splittelse; kløftNorwegian
- rozcięciePolish
- شکافPersian
- چاوده، درزPashto
- divisãoPortuguese
- despicare; scindareRomanian
- раскалываниеRussian
- prasklina, puklinaSlovak
- (raz)cepitevSlovenian
- rascepljivanjeSerbian
- klyvningSwedish
- การแยกออกThai
- yar(ıl)ma, böl(ün)meTurkish
- 劈開Chinese (Trad.)
- розщеплення; розколUkrainian
- تقسیم کرنے کا عملUrdu
- sự bổ raVietnamese
- 劈开Chinese (Simp.)
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