Pronunciation Noun
cleavage
- The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft. [from 19th c.]
- The hollow or separation between a woman's breasts, especially as revealed by a low neckline. [from 20th c.]
- (by extension) Any similar separation between two body parts, such as the buttocks or toes.
- (biology) The repeated division of a cell into daughter cells after mitosis. [from 19th c.]
- (chemistry) The splitting of a large molecule into smaller ones.
- (mineralogy) The tendency of a crystal to split along specific planes. [from 19th c.]
- (politics) The division of voters into voting blocs.
- (separation between breasts) intermammary sulcus
- French: clivage
- German: Kluft, Teilung
- Italian: clivaggio
- Portuguese: rachamento, rachadura
- Russian: раско́л
- French: décolleté
- German: Dekolletee, Dekolleté
- Italian: décolleté, scollatura, incavo
- Portuguese: decote, decotes
- Russian: ложби́нка
- Spanish: canalillo, escote
- French: division
- German: Furchung, Zellteilung, Teilung
- Italian: segmentazione
- Portuguese: clivagem
- Russian: деле́ние
- Spanish: división
- French: clivage
- German: Spaltneigung, Schieferung
- Italian: sfaldatura
- Portuguese: clivagem
- Spanish: exfoliación
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