different between cleavage vs scission

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

Via Middle English and Old French, from Late Latin scissio, scissionem, from Latin scindere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?.??n/
• Rhymes: -???n, -???n

Noun

scission (countable and uncountable, plural scissions)

1. the act of division, separation, cutting or severing
2. cleavage

Translations

French

Etymology

Via Old French, from Late Latin scissio, scissionem, from Latin scindere.

Noun

scission f (plural scissions)

1. schism

Derived terms

• scissionner

Related terms

• scinder