cleavage — ► NOUN 1) a sharp division; a split. 2) the cleft between a woman s breasts. 3) Biology cell division, especially of a fertilized egg cell. 4) the splitting of rocks or crystals in a preferred plane or direction … English terms dictionary
Cleavage (crystal) — Green fluorite with prominent cleavage. Cleavage, in mineralogy, is the tendency of crystalline materials to split along definite crystallographic structural planes. These planes of relative weakness are a result of the regular locations of atoms … Wikipedia
Cleavage (geology) — This article is about rock cleavage, for cleavage in minerals see Cleavage (crystal) Different ways in which a cleavage can develop in a sedimentary rock. A: original sedimentary rock; B: pencil cleavage; C: diagenetic foliation (parallel to… … Wikipedia
cleavage — /klee vij/, n. 1. the act of cleaving or splitting. 2. the state of being cleft. 3. the area between a woman s breasts, esp. when revealed by a low cut neckline. 4. a critical division in opinion, beliefs, interests, etc., as leading to… … Universalium
cleavage — noun 1》 a marked difference or division between people. 2》 the cleft between a woman s breasts. 3》 Biology cell division, especially of a fertilized egg cell. 4》 the splitting of rocks or crystals in a preferred plane or direction … English new terms dictionary
cleavage — cleav•age [[t]ˈkli vɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) the act of cleaving or splitting 2) the state of being cleft 3) the area between a woman s breasts, esp. when revealed by a low cut neckline 4) pet the tendency of crystals, certain minerals, rocks, etc., to… … From formal English to slang
cleavage — n. 1 the hollow between a woman s breasts, esp. as exposed by a low cut garment. 2 a division or splitting. 3 the splitting of rocks, crystals, etc., in a preferred direction … Useful english dictionary
Slaty cleavage — Slaty Slat y, a. [From {Slate}.] Resembling slate; having the nature, appearance, or properties, of slate; composed of thin parallel plates, capable of being separated by splitting; as, a slaty color or texture. [1913 Webster] {Slaty cleavage}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Baryte — (barite) Baryte crystals on dolomite from Cumbria, England (size: 5.4×4.6 cm) General Category Sulfate mineral, barite group … Wikipedia
Parisite — is a rare mineral consisting of cerium, lanthanum and calcium fluoro carbonate, Ca(Ce,La)2(CO3)3F2. Parisite is mostly parisite (Ce), however when neodymium is present in the structure the mineral becomes parisite (Nd).It is found only as… … Wikipedia