{Basal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}.
{Basal plane} (Crystallog.), a plane parallel to the lateral or horizontal axis. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Basal cleavage — Cleavage Cleav age, n. 1. The act of cleaving or splitting. [1913 Webster] 2. (Crystallog.) The quality possessed by many crystallized substances of splitting readily in one or more definite directions, in which the cohesive attraction is a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
basal cleavage — noun : cleavage parallel to the base of a crystal or to the plane of the lateral axes … Useful english dictionary
Cleavage — Cleav age, n. 1. The act of cleaving or splitting. [1913 Webster] 2. (Crystallog.) The quality possessed by many crystallized substances of splitting readily in one or more definite directions, in which the cohesive attraction is a minimum,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Basal — Ba sal, a. Relating to, or forming, the base. [1913 Webster] {Basal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}. {Basal plane} (Crystallog.), a plane parallel to the lateral or horizontal axis. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Basal plane — Basal Ba sal, a. Relating to, or forming, the base. [1913 Webster] {Basal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}. {Basal plane} (Crystallog.), a plane parallel to the lateral or horizontal axis. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cleavage (crystal) — Green fluorite with prominent cleavage. Cleavage, in mineralogy, is the tendency of crystalline materials to split along definite crystallographic structural planes. These planes of relative weakness are a result of the regular locations of atoms … Wikipedia
Cleavage (embryo) — In embryology, cleavage is the division of cells in the early embryo. The zygotes of many species undergo rapid cell cycles with no significant growth, producing a cluster of cells the same size as the original zygote. The different cells derived … Wikipedia
cleavage — /klee vij/, n. 1. the act of cleaving or splitting. 2. the state of being cleft. 3. the area between a woman s breasts, esp. when revealed by a low cut neckline. 4. a critical division in opinion, beliefs, interests, etc., as leading to… … Universalium
Cell cleavage — Cleavage Cleav age, n. 1. The act of cleaving or splitting. [1913 Webster] 2. (Crystallog.) The quality possessed by many crystallized substances of splitting readily in one or more definite directions, in which the cohesive attraction is a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cubic cleavage — Cleavage Cleav age, n. 1. The act of cleaving or splitting. [1913 Webster] 2. (Crystallog.) The quality possessed by many crystallized substances of splitting readily in one or more definite directions, in which the cohesive attraction is a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
