CLEAVAGE

Definition of CLEAVAGE

  1. (noun)the state of being split or cleft
  2. (noun)the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
  3. (noun)(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
  4. (noun)the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)
  5. (noun)the act of cleaving or splitting