Cleavage Definition

klēvĭj
cleavages
noun
cleavages
A cleaving, splitting, or dividing.
Webster's New World
The manner in which a thing splits.
Webster's New World
A cleft; fissure; division.
Webster's New World
Cell division, esp. the series of mitotic cell divisions that transform the fertilized ovum into the earliest embryonic stage.
Webster's New World
The tendency of some minerals to break in definite planes, producing smooth surfaces.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Cleavage

Noun

Singular:
cleavage
Plural:
cleavages

Origin of Cleavage

  • From cleave +‎ -age.

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Cleavage Sentence Examples

  • The origin of slaty cleavage is in some measure obscure.

  • The connexion of cleavage with pressure, however, is unmistakable.

  • They lose their facile cleavage and become hard, dark-coloured, slightly lustrous rocks, which have a splintery character or break into small cuboidal fragments.

  • It will be observed that the cleavage planes do not pass through the white bands.

  • The cleavage of the ovum follows two types, both seen in Tubularia (Brauer [3]).

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Words Starting With

CCLCLE

Words Ending With

EGEAGE

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cleavage

Words Starting With C and Ending With E

Starts With C & Ends With EStarts With CL & Ends With EStarts With C & Ends With GE

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With C8 Letter Words Ending With E