cleavage.
The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft.
Meaning & usage
The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft.
The hollow or separation between a woman's breasts, especially as revealed by a low neckline.
Any similar separation between two body parts, such as the buttocks or toes.
The repeated division of a cell into daughter cells after mitosis.
The splitting of a large molecule into smaller ones.
The tendency of a crystal to split along specific planes; schistosity.
The division of voters into voting blocs.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English cleave Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English cleavage From cleave + -age.
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