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Meaning of cleft
noun
- An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
- A piece made by splitting. Example: a cleft of wood
- A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
verb
- 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."
verb
- To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument. Example: The wings cleaved the foggy air.
- 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.
- To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting. Example: The truck cleaved a path through the ice.
- To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.
- To split.
adjective
- Split, divided, or partially divided into two.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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