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cleavages

cleav·age
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [klee-vij]
    • /ˈkli vɪdʒ/
    • /ˈkliː.vɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klee-vij]
    • /ˈkli vɪdʒ/

Definitions of cleavages word

  • noun cleavages the act of cleaving or splitting. 1
  • noun cleavages the state of being cleft. 1
  • noun cleavages the area between a woman's breasts, especially when revealed by a low-cut neckline. 1
  • noun cleavages 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 cleavages 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 cleavages Embryology. the total or partial division of the egg into smaller cells or blastomeres. 1
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Origin of cleavages

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; cleave2 + -age

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Parts of speech for Cleavages

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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cleavages popularity

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.
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Synonyms for cleavages

noun cleavages

  • chasms — Plural form of chasm.
  • splits — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
All 2 Synonyms of cleavages

Antonyms for cleavages

noun cleavages

  • junctures — a point of time, especially one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances: At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out.
Just one Antonym for cleavages

Related words

  • feldspar

    any of a group of minerals, principally aluminosilicates of potassium, sodium, and calcium, characterized by two cleavages at nearly right angles: one of the most important constituents of igneous rocks.

  • orthoclase

    a common white or pink mineral of the feldspar group, KAlSi 3 O 8 , having two good cleavages at right angles, and found in silica-rich igneous rocks: used in the manufacture of porcelain.

  • orthoclastic

    (of a crystal) having cleavages at right angles to each other.
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