noun🔗ShareSpalt, RissAn opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting."The hiker carefully stepped across the cleft in the rock, fearing he might fall. "Der Wanderer trat vorsichtig über den Spalt im Felsen und befürchtete, dass er fallen könnte.gapgeologyanatomypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSpalt, RissA piece made by splitting."a cleft of wood"Ein Spalt im Holz.partmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRäude, MaukeA disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern."The vet diagnosed a cleft in the horse's pastern. "Der Tierarzt diagnostizierte Mauke am Fesselkopf des Pferdes.diseaseanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSpaltenTo syntactically separate a prominent constituent from the rest of the clause that concerns it, such as threat in "The threat which I saw but which he didn't see, was his downfall."""It was the rain that cleft our picnic plans in two, forcing us to stay inside." "Es war der Regen, der unsere Picknickpläne in zwei Teile spaltete und uns zwang, drinnen zu bleiben.grammarlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSpalten, aufspaltenTo split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument."The wings cleaved the foggy air."Die Flügel spalteten die neblige Luft.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSpaltenTo break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces."The jeweler carefully cleft the rough diamond crystal along its natural plane to reveal its inner brilliance. "Der Juwelier spaltete den rauen Diamantenkristall vorsichtig entlang seiner natürlichen Ebene, um seine innere Brillanz zu offenbaren.materialsciencechemistryphysicstechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSpalten, aufschneidenTo make or accomplish by or as if by cutting."The truck cleaved a path through the ice."Der Lastwagen spaltete sich einen Weg durch das Eis.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSpaltenTo split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules."The enzyme cleft the large sugar molecule into two smaller, more easily digestible sugars. "Das Enzym spaltete das große Zuckermolekül in zwei kleinere, leichter verdauliche Zucker auf.chemistrybiologybiochemistryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSpalten, aufspaltenTo split."The carpenter cleft the log with an axe. "Der Zimmermann spaltete den Baumstamm mit einer Axt.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSpalten, sich spaltenOf a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division."The geologist carefully cleaved the quartz crystal along its natural cleft. "Der Geologe spaltete den Quarz-Kristall vorsichtig entlang seiner natürlichen Spaltung.geologymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareGespalten, geteiltSplit, divided, or partially divided into two."The rock climber carefully navigated the cleft mountain face. "Der Kletterer navigierte vorsichtig die gespaltene Bergwand.partappearancestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
