different between cleavage vs decolletage
cleavage
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)
- The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft. [from 19th c.]
- The hollow or separation between a woman's breasts, especially as revealed by a low neckline. [from 20th c.]
- (by extension) Any similar separation between two body parts, such as the buttocks or toes.
- (biology) The repeated division of a cell into daughter cells after mitosis. [from 19th c.]
- (chemistry) The splitting of a large molecule into smaller ones.
- (mineralogy) The tendency of a crystal to split along specific planes. [from 19th c.]
- (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
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decolletage
English
Alternative forms
- décolletage
Noun
decolletage (plural decolletages)
- Alternative spelling of décolletage
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