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cleavable
cleav·a·ble
/
ˈkli
və
bəl
/
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[
klee
-v
uh
-b
uh
l
]
Show IPA
adjective
capable of being
cleft
or split.
Origin:
1840–50;
cleave
2
+
-able
Related forms
cleav·a·bil·i·ty,
noun
un·cleav·a·ble,
adjective
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cleave
1
(kliːv)
—
vb
(when
intr,
foll by
through
) ,
cleaves
,
cleaving
,
cleft
,
cleaved
,
clove
,
cleft
,
cleaved
,
cloven
1.
to split or cause to split, esp along a natural weakness
2.
(
tr
) to make by or as if by cutting:
to cleave a path
3.
to penetrate or traverse
[Old English
clēofan;
related to Old Norse
kljūfa,
Old High German
klioban,
Latin
glūbere
to peel]
'cleavable
1
—
adj
cleava'bility
1
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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