cleavage-planes

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Definitions of cleavage-planes word

noun cleavage-planes the act of cleaving or splitting. 1
noun cleavage-planes the state of being cleft. 1
noun cleavage-planes the area between a woman's breasts, especially when revealed by a low-cut neckline. 1
noun cleavage-planes a critical division in opinion, beliefs, interests, etc., as leading to opposition between two groups: a growing cleavage between the Conservative and Liberal wings of the party. 1
noun cleavage-planes the tendency of crystals, certain minerals, rocks, etc., to break in preferred directions so as to yield more or less smooth surfaces (cleavage planes) 1
noun cleavage-planes Embryology. the total or partial division of the egg into smaller cells or blastomeres. 1

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

First recorded in 1810-20; cleave2 + -age

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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