Cleavage

Noun

 * 1) The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft.
 * 2)  The tendency of a crystal to split along specific planes.
 * 3)  The repeated division of a cell into daughter cells after mitosis.
 * 4) The hollow or separation between a woman's breasts, especially as revealed by a low neckline.
 * 5)  The splitting of a large molecule into smaller ones.

Related terms

 * cleave
 * cleft

Synonyms
separation between breasts
 * intermammary sulcus

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