ALL meanings of cleavage-planes
cleav·age
C c - 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
- noun cleavage-planes Also called scission. Chemistry. the breaking down of a molecule or compound into simpler structures. 1