cleavable
adjective
capable of being cleft or split.
Example Sentences
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For instance, the reason why yellow pine is hard to nail and bass easy is because of their difference in cleavability.
From Wood and Forest by William Noyes
Among these properties are hygroscopicity, shrinkage, weight, strength, cleavability, elasticity, hardness, and toughness.
From Wood and Forest by William Noyes
Tension at right angles to the grain is closely related to cleavability.
From The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing by Samuel J. Record
We may also consider those stones, whose softness, or brittleness, or ready cleavability, requires that they should be reserved for use only in those jewels which, because of their nature, receive less rough usage.
From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Frank Bertram Wade
Knots materially affect checking and warping, ease in working, and cleavability of timber.
From The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing by Samuel J. Record
