Cleavage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being split or cleft

the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪstˈeɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪstˈeɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈʌdʒ/.

Examples

there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

segmentation

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being split or cleft “there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members”
noun	the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
noun	(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
noun	the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)
noun	the act of cleaving or splitting

Word Forms

cleave

verb

separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spaltung

der Zustand der Spaltung oder Spaltung

🇫🇷French

clivage

l'état d'être divisé ou fendu

🇪🇸Spanish

escisión

el estado de estar dividido o hendido

🇮🇹Italian

scollatura

lo stato di essere diviso o spaccato

🇳🇱Dutch

inkijk

de staat van gespleten of gespleten zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

clivagem

o estado de estar dividido ou fissurado

🇷🇺Russian

расщепление

состояние раскола или расщелины

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दरार

खंडित या खंडित होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

ফাটল

বিভক্ত বা ফাটল হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

பிளவு

பிளவுபட்ட அல்லது பிளவுபட்ட நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

చీలిక

విభజించబడిన లేదా చీలిపోయిన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

फूट

विभाजित किंवा फाटण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીરો

વિભાજીત અથવા ફાટવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೀಳು

ವಿಭಜಿತ ಅಥವಾ ಸೀಳಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിളർപ്പ്

പിളർന്നതോ പിളർന്നതോ ആയ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਗਾੜ

ਵੰਡਣ ਜਾਂ ਕੱਟੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

درار

تقسیم یا شگاف ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

劈裂

分裂或裂开的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

へき開

裂けたり裂けたりしている状態

🇰🇷Korean

분열

갈라지거나 갈라진 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự phân chia

tình trạng bị chia cắt hoặc sứt mẻ

🇹🇭Thai

ความแตกแยก

สถานะของการแยกหรือแหว่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembelahan

keadaan terbelah atau sumbing

🇲🇾Malay

belahan badan

keadaan terbelah atau belah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انقسام

حالة الانقسام أو الشق

🇮🇷Persian

رخ

حالت شکاف یا شکاف

🇹🇷Turkish

bölünme

bölünmüş veya yarık olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַחשׂוֹף

מצב הפיצול או השסע

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