cleavable

[klee-vuh-buh l]

adjective

capable of being cleft or split.

Origin of cleavable

First recorded in 1840–50; cleave² + -able

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

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Historical Examples of 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