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ALL meanings of cleavages

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  • noun cleavages Plural form of cleavage. 1
  • 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
  • noun cleavages Also called scission. Chemistry. the breaking down of a molecule or compound into simpler structures. 1
  • noun cleavages plural of cleavage. 0
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