verb🔗ShareFendre, couperTo split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument."The wings cleaved the foggy air."Les ailes fendaient l'air brumeux.actionweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareClivageTo 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. "Le technicien clive soigneusement la plaquette de silicium pour créer des puces informatiques plus petites.materialsciencetechnologymineralprocessstructuretechnicalphysicschemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFendre, couperTo make or accomplish by or as if by cutting."The truck cleaved a path through the ice."Le camion a fendu un chemin à travers la glace.actionworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCliver, scinderTo split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules."The enzyme is cleaving the large sugar molecule into smaller, easier-to-digest components. "L'enzyme clive la grosse molécule de sucre en composants plus petits et plus faciles à digérer.chemistrybiochemistrybiologyscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFendre, couperTo split."The lumberjack was cleaving the large log with a sharp axe. "Le bûcheron fendait la grosse bûche avec une hache tranchante.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareClivageOf 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. "Le géologue a démontré le clivage du minéral en le frappant vivement, ce qui l'a fendu proprement le long d'un plan plat.materialgeologyphysicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'accrocher, adhérerTo 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. "Le jeune enfant s'accrochait à la jambe de sa mère, effrayé par le nouveau terrain de jeu.actionbeingtendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe fait de fendre, de diviserThe act of one who cleaves, splits, or severs."The woodcutter's powerful cleaving sent logs flying, each piece neatly split for the fireplace. "Le fendage puissant du bûcheron a envoyé des bûches voler, chaque morceau étant soigneusement fendu pour la cheminée.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'adhésion, le fait d'adhérerThe act of one who cleaves, clings, or adheres."Her unwavering cleaving to her principles made her a respected figure in the school. "Son adhésion inébranlable à ses principes a fait d'elle une figure respectée à l'école.actiontendencybeingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
