verb🔗ShareHendir, partirTo split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument."The wings cleaved the foggy air."Las alas hendieron el aire brumoso.actionpartprocessChat 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 cloven the large amethyst crystal to create smaller, more saleable gems. "El joyero clivó cuidadosamente el gran cristal de amatista para crear gemas más pequeñas y vendibles.materialtechnologysciencephysicschemistryindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHendir, dividirTo make or accomplish by or as if by cutting."The truck cleaved a path through the ice."El camión hendió un camino a través del hielo.actionpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscindir, dividirTo split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules."The enzyme cloven the large starch molecule into smaller, digestible sugar molecules. "La enzima escindió la gran molécula de almidón en moléculas de azúcar más pequeñas y digeribles.chemistrybiochemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePartir, dividirTo split."The lumberjack cloven the log in half with a single swing of his axe. "El leñador partió el tronco por la mitad con un solo golpe de hacha.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareClivarOf a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division."The geologist demonstrated how the large quartz crystal could be cleanly cloven with a single strike, revealing its internal structure. "El geólogo demostró cómo el gran cristal de cuarzo podía ser clivado limpiamente con un solo golpe, revelando su estructura interna.materialsciencegeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHendido, divididoSplit, sundered, or divided."The goat's hoof left a distinct, cloven print in the muddy ground. "La pezuña de la cabra dejó una huella distinta y hendida en el suelo fangoso.partappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
