Dictionary definition · cleavage
noun
- the state of being split or cleft"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
- the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)
- the act of cleaving or splitting
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).