Science Fair Project Dictionary
Cleave
English
Verb
to cleave transitive
- To split or sever something with a sudden action.
- (mineralogy) To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces.
to cleave intransitive
- (mineralogy) Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division
- To cling, adhere or stick fast to something
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