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- Dictionarycleavage/ˈkliːvɪdʒ/
noun
- 1. a sharp division; a split: "the old cleavage between the forces of the right and left"
- 2. the hollow between a woman's breasts when supported, especially as exposed by a low-cut garment: "Holly and Bridget checked their cleavages and rearranged their hair"
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the division of a cell, especially an egg cell after it has been fertilized: It was easy to identify pairs of cells which had just undergone cleavage. the cleavage stage of sea urchin embryos. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. a. : the quality of a crystallized substance or rock of splitting along definite planes. also : the occurrence of such splitting. b. : a fragment (as of a diamond) obtained by splitting. 2. : the action of cleaving or splitting : the state of being cleft. 3.
noun. informal. the separation between a woman's breasts, esp as revealed by a low-cut dress. a division or split. (of crystals) the act of splitting or the tendency to split along definite planes so as to yield smooth surfaces.
Cleavage is a word for a kind of splitting or separation: it's mainly used for the split between a woman's breasts. We can talk about many kinds of cleavage, such as the splitting of a cell or a hunk of wood. Political movements will often have a cleavage, as differences of opinion create factions.
noun. 1. informal. the separation between a woman's breasts, esp as revealed by a low-cut dress. 2. a division or split. 3. (of crystals) the act of splitting or the tendency to split along definite planes so as to yield smooth surfaces. 4. Also called: segmentation embryology.
Definition of cleavage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CLEAVAGE meaning: the area between a woman's breasts. Learn more.
Definitions of 'cleavage'. A woman's cleavage is the space between her breasts, especially the top part which you see if she is wearing a dress with a low neck. [...]
cleav·age. (klē′vĭj) n. 1. The act of splitting or cleaving. 2. The state of being split or cleft; a fissure or division. 3. Mineralogy The splitting or tendency to split of a crystallized substance along definite crystalline planes, yielding smooth surfaces.
noun. cleavages. A cleaving, splitting, or dividing. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The manner in which a thing splits. Webster's New World. A cleft; fissure; division. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Cell division, esp. the series of mitotic cell divisions that transform the fertilized ovum into the earliest embryonic stage.
