cleavable

[ klee-vuh-buhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

First recorded in 1840–50; cleave ² + -able

The shakes were split very thin, for sugar pine is among the most cleavable woods of this country.

Diopside, dī-op′sid, n. a grayish and readily cleavable variety of pyroxene.

Crystallizes in rhombohedrons with curved faces; these crystals are distinctly cleavable and massive.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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