Synonyms for cleavage

Synonyms for (noun) cleavage

Synonyms: cleavage

Definition: the act of cleaving or splitting

Similar words: division

Definition: the act or process of dividing


Synonyms: cleavage

Definition: the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)

Similar words: area, region

Definition: a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve

Usage: in the abdominal region


Synonyms: cleavage, segmentation

Definition: (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum

Similar words: cell division, cellular division

Definition: the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells


Synonyms: cleavage

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

Similar words: chemical action, chemical change, chemical process

Definition: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved


Synonyms: cleavage

Definition: the state of being split or cleft

Usage: there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members

Similar words: state

Definition: the way something is with respect to its main attributes

Usage: the current state of knowledge; his state of health; in a weak financial state


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