noun🔗ShareGrieta, hendiduraAn 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. "El excursionista pisó con cuidado la grieta en la roca, temiendo caer.gapgeologyanatomypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHendidura, grietaA piece made by splitting."a cleft of wood"Una hendidura en la madera.partmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGrieta, enfermedad de los caballosA disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern."The vet diagnosed a cleft in the horse's pastern. "El veterinario diagnosticó una grieta en la cuartilla del caballo.diseaseanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHendirTo 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." "Fue la lluvia la que hendió nuestros planes de picnic en dos, obligándonos a quedarnos dentro.grammarlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHendir, rajarTo split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument."The wings cleaved the foggy air."Las alas hendieron el aire brumoso.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareClivarTo 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. "El joyero clivó cuidadosamente el cristal de diamante en bruto a lo largo de su plano natural para revelar su brillo interior.materialsciencechemistryphysicstechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHendir, rajarTo make or accomplish by or as if by cutting."The truck cleaved a path through the ice."El camión abrió un camino a través del hielo.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscindirTo split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules."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.chemistrybiologybiochemistryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePartir, hendirTo split."The carpenter cleft the log with an axe. "El carpintero partió el tronco con un hacha.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareClivarse, hendirseOf a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division."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.geologymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHendido, divididoSplit, divided, or partially divided into two."The rock climber carefully navigated the cleft mountain face. "El escalador de roca navegó cuidadosamente por la cara hendida de la montaña.partappearancestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
