cleft background

cleft

/klɛft/

Illustration cleft - Image 1

Illustration cleft - Image 2

noun

Grieta, hendidura

An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.

Examples :

"The hiker carefully stepped across the cleft in the rock, fearing he might fall. "

El excursionista pisó con cuidado la grieta en la roca, temiendo caer.

gap geology anatomy part

Illustration cleft - Image 1

Illustration cleft - Image 2

noun

Hendidura, grieta

A piece made by splitting.

Examples :

"a cleft of wood"

Una hendidura en la madera.

Illustration cleft - Image 1

noun

Grieta, enfermedad de los caballos

A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.

Examples :

"The vet diagnosed a cleft in the horse's pastern. "

El veterinario diagnosticó una grieta en la cuartilla del caballo.

Illustration cleft - Image 1

Illustration cleft - Image 2

verb

Hendir

To 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."

Examples :

""It was the rain that cleft our picnic plans in two, forcing us to stay inside." "

Fue la lluvia la que hendió nuestros planes de picnic en dos, obligándonos a quedarnos dentro.

grammar linguistics

Illustration cleft - Image 1

verb

Hendir, rajar

To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.

Examples :

"The wings cleaved the foggy air."

Las alas hendieron el aire brumoso.

Illustration cleft - Image 1

verb

Clivar

To 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.

Examples :

"The jeweler carefully cleft the rough diamond crystal along its natural plane to reveal its inner brilliance. "

El joyero clivó cuidadosamente el cristal de diamante en bruto a lo largo de su plano natural para revelar su brillo interior.

material science chemistry physics technical

Illustration cleft - Image 1

Illustration cleft - Image 2

verb

Hendir, rajar

To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting.

Examples :

"The truck cleaved a path through the ice."

El camión abrió un camino a través del hielo.

Illustration cleft - Image 1

verb

Escindir

To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.

Examples :

"The enzyme cleft the large sugar molecule into two smaller, more easily digestible sugars. "

La enzima escindió la gran molécula de azúcar en dos azúcares más pequeños y más fáciles de digerir.

chemistry biology biochemistry process

Illustration cleft - Image 1

Illustration cleft - Image 2

verb

Partir, hendir

Examples :

"The carpenter cleft the log with an axe. "

El carpintero partió el tronco con un hacha.

Illustration cleft - Image 1

verb

Clivarse, hendirse

Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division.

Examples :

"The geologist carefully cleaved the quartz crystal along its natural cleft. "

El geólogo hendió cuidadosamente el cristal de cuarzo a lo largo de su hendidura natural.

geology material

Illustration cleft - Image 1

Illustration cleft - Image 2

adjective

Hendido, dividido

Split, divided, or partially divided into two.

Examples :

"The rock climber carefully navigated the cleft mountain face. "

El escalador de roca navegó cuidadosamente por la cara hendida de la montaña.

part appearance structure