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cleavable

American  
[klee-vuh-buhl] / ˈkli və bəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being cleft or split.


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Etymology

Origin of cleavable

First recorded in 1840–50; cleave 2 + -able

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It occurs in cleavable masses, and also crystallized.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section T, U, V, and W by Project Gutenberg

Large, cleavable masses yielding fine smoky-black and green sheets, sufficiently elastic for industrial purposes, are, however, found in Renfrew county, Ontario.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

Diopside, dī-op′sid, n. a grayish and readily cleavable variety of pyroxene.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

"And not a trace of cleavable pyroxene," said he.

From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 20, August 13, 1870 by Various

Crystallizes in rhombohedrons with curved faces; these crystals are distinctly cleavable and massive.

From The Elements of Blowpipe Analysis by Frederick Hutton Getman

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