cleavage
(noun)
noun
1. the state of being split or cleft
- there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members
Definition categories: state
2. the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
Definition categories: process
3. (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
Similar word(s): segmentation
Definition categories: process
4. the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)
Definition categories: body, area, region
5. the act of cleaving or splitting