cleavage

Nouns

  • (n) the state of being split or cleft
    • there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members
  • (n) the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
  • (n) (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum segmentation,
  • (n) the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)
  • (n) the act of cleaving or splitting

Synonyms

segmentation

Words of close approximity

cleavage cavity