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

Definition categories: act, division