cleavable

[ klee-vuh-buh l ]

/ ˈkli və bəl /

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adjective

capable of being cleft or split.

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Nearby words

clearway, clearweed, clearwing, cleary, cleat, cleavable, cleavage, cleavage cavity, cleavage division, cleavage line, cleavage product

Origin of cleavable

First recorded in 1840–50; cleave² + -able

Related forms

cleav·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·cleav·a·ble, adjective

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Examples from the Web for cleavable

The shakes were split very thin, for sugar pine is among the most cleavable woods of this country.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson