cleavable

[ klee-vuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being cleft cleave cleft or split.

Other Words From

• cleava·bili·ty noun
• un·cleava·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cleavable¹

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

Example Sentences

The shakes were split very thin, for sugar pine is among the most cleavable woods of this country.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg