different between cleavage vs breakup

English

Etymology

cleave +? -age

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?kli?v?d?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?kliv?d?/
• Hyphenation: cleav?age

Noun

cleavage (countable and uncountable, plural cleavages)

1. The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft. [from 19th c.]
2. The hollow or separation between a woman's breasts, especially as revealed by a low neckline. [from 20th c.]
3. (by extension) Any similar separation between two body parts, such as the buttocks or toes.
4. (biology) The repeated division of a cell into daughter cells after mitosis. [from 19th c.]
5. (chemistry) The splitting of a large molecule into smaller ones.
6. (mineralogy) The tendency of a crystal to split along specific planes. [from 19th c.]
7. (politics) The division of voters into voting blocs.

Synonyms

• (separation between breasts): intermammary sulcus

Derived terms

• cleavage furrow
• cleavaged

Related terms

• cleave
• cleft

Translations

See also

• décolletage
• spathic

English

Etymology

break +? up

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?e?k?p/

Noun

breakup (plural breakups)

1. The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.
2. The termination of a friendship, or a romantic relationship.
3. A loss of emotional control; a breakdown.
4. (Alaska and northern Canada) The time of year during which winter ice covering bodies of water disintegrates, or more generally Spring.

Synonyms

• (act of breaking up): rupture, split
• (termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship): falling out

Translations

Anagrams

• upbreak