CLEAVAGE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of cleaving or splitting
   Hypernyms(s) cleavage is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • division (what does division mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cleave (what does cleave mean?)
   • split (what does split mean?)
   • rive (what does rive mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman’’s breasts)
   Hypernyms(s) cleavage is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • area (what does area mean?)
   • region (what does region mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
   Synonym(s)
   • segmentation (what does segmentation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) cleavage is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cell division (what does cell division mean?)
   • cellular division (what does cellular division mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
   Hypernyms(s) cleavage is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • chemical process (what does chemical process mean?)
   • chemical change (what does chemical change mean?)
   • chemical action (what does chemical action mean?)
5. Meaning
   • the state of being split or cleft
   Hypernyms(s) cleavage is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • state (what does state mean?)