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cleft

/klɛft/

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noun

割れ目, 裂け目

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. "

ハイカーは落ちるかもしれないと恐れて、岩の割れ目を慎重にまたぎました。

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noun

割れ目, 裂け目

A piece made by splitting.

Examples :

"a cleft of wood"

木の割れ目。

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noun

蹄病、蹄のひび割れ

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

Examples :

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

獣医は馬のパスターンに蹄病と診断しました。

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verb

切り離す

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." "

私たちのピクニックの計画を二つに切り離したのは雨で、私たちは中にいざるを得なくなった。

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verb

割る, 裂く

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

Examples :

"The wings cleaved the foggy air."

翼は霧のかかった空気を切り裂いた。

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verb

劈開する

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. "

宝石商は、内側の輝きを明らかにするために、粗いダイヤモンドの結晶をその自然な面に沿って注意深く劈開しました。

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verb

割る, 裂く

To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting.

Examples :

"The truck cleaved a path through the ice."

トラックは氷を割って道を作った。

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verb

分裂させる

To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.

Examples :

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

酵素は大きな糖分子を2つのより小さく、消化しやすい糖に分裂させた。

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verb

割る, 裂く

Examples :

"The carpenter cleft the log with an axe. "

大工は斧で丸太を割った。

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verb

割れる, 裂ける

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

Examples :

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

地質学者は、石英の結晶をその自然な割れ目に沿って注意深く割った。

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adjective

割れた、分裂した

Split, divided, or partially divided into two.

Examples :

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

ロッククライマーは、割れた山の斜面を慎重にナビゲートした。

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