Cleavage - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkliːvɪdʒ|
Brit.
|ˈkliːvɪdʒ|
noun
- the state of being split or cleft
- (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum (syn: segmentation)
- the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)
- the act of cleaving or splitting
there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members
- the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules- (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum (syn: segmentation)
- the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)
- the act of cleaving or splitting
Extra examples
The dress is cut low enough to reveal a lot of cleavage.
...the cleavage of his nates was obvious in those low-slung pants...
...a very straitlaced old lady who believed that cleavage was something that should be shown by rock crystals, not respectable women...
Word forms
noun
singular: cleavage
plural: cleavages
singular: cleavage
plural: cleavages
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