verb🔗ShareTo split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument."The wings cleaved the foggy air."actionweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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 technician is carefully cleaving the silicon wafer to create smaller computer chips. "materialsciencetechnologymineralprocessstructuretechnicalphysicschemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make or accomplish by or as if by cutting."The truck cleaved a path through the ice."actionworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules."The enzyme is cleaving the large sugar molecule into smaller, easier-to-digest components. "chemistrybiochemistrybiologyscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo split."The lumberjack was cleaving the large log with a sharp axe. "actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOf a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division."The geologist demonstrated the mineral's cleaving by striking it sharply, causing it to split neatly along a flat plane. "materialgeologyphysicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cling, adhere or stick fast to something; used with to or unto."The young child was cleaving to her mother's leg, afraid of the new playground. "actionbeingtendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of one who cleaves, splits, or severs."The woodcutter's powerful cleaving sent logs flying, each piece neatly split for the fireplace. "actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of one who cleaves, clings, or adheres."Her unwavering cleaving to her principles made her a respected figure in the school. "actiontendencybeingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
