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.actionpartprocessChat 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 jeweler carefully cloven the large amethyst crystal to create smaller, more saleable gems. "Le bijoutier a soigneusement clivé le grand cristal d'améthyste pour créer des gemmes plus petites et plus vendables.materialtechnologysciencephysicschemistryindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFendre, diviserTo 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.actionpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFendre, scinderTo split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules."The enzyme cloven the large starch molecule into smaller, digestible sugar molecules. "L'enzyme a fendu la grosse molécule d'amidon en plus petites molécules de sucre digestibles.chemistrybiochemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFendre, diviserTo split."The lumberjack cloven the log in half with a single swing of his axe. "Le bûcheron fendit la bûche en deux d'un seul coup de hache.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareClivéOf 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. "Le géologue a démontré comment le grand cristal de quartz pouvait être proprement clivé d'un seul coup, révélant sa structure interne.materialsciencegeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFendu, diviséSplit, sundered, or divided."The goat's hoof left a distinct, cloven print in the muddy ground. "Le sabot de la chèvre a laissé une empreinte distincte et fendue dans le sol boueux.partappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
