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Definition of cleavage
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Cleavage
(n.)
Division
into
laminae,
like
slate,
with the
lamination
not
necessarily
parallel
to the plane of
deposition;
--
usually
produced
by
pressure..
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Monotomous
::
Monotomous
(a.)
Having
a
distinct
cleavage
in a
single
direction
only.
Morulation
::
Morulation
(n.) The
process
of
cleavage,
or
segmentation,
of the ovum, by which a
morula
is
formed..
Orthotomous
::
Orthotomous
(a.)
Having
two
cleavages
at right
angles
with one
another.
Fissile
::
Fissile
(a.)
Capable
of being
split,
cleft,
or
divided
in the
direction
of the
grain,
like wood, or along
natural
planes
of
cleavage,
like
crystals..
Secondary
::
Secondary
(a.)
Subsequent
in
origin;
-- said of
minerals
produced
by
alteertion
or
deposition
subsequent
to the
formation
of the
original
rocks mass; also of
characters
of
minerals
(as
secondary
cleavage,
etc.)
developed
by
pressure
or other
causes..
Cleavage
::
Cleavage
(n.)
Division
into
laminae,
like
slate,
with the
lamination
not
necessarily
parallel
to the plane of
deposition;
--
usually
produced
by
pressure..
Discoblastic
::
Discoblastic
(a.)
Applied
to a form of egg
cleavage
seen in
osseous
fishes,
which
occurs
only in a small disk that
separates
from the rest of the egg..
Octahedral
::
Octahedral
(a.)
Having
eight faces or
sides;
of,
pertaining
to, or
formed
in,
octahedrons;
as,
octahedral
cleavage..
Galena
::
Galena
(n.) Lead
sulphide;
the
principal
ore of lead. It is of a
bluish
gray color and
metallic
luster,
and is cubic in
crystallization
and
cleavage..
Heulandite
::
Heulandite
(n.) A
mineral
of the
Zeolite
family,
often
occurring
in
amygdaloid,
in
foliated
masses,
and also in
monoclinic
crystals
with
pearly
luster
on the
cleavage
face. It is a
hydrous
silicate
of
alumina
and
lime..
Stile
::
Stilbite
(n.) A
common
mineral
of the
zeolite
family,
a
hydrous
silicate
of
alumina
and lime,
usually
occurring
in
sheaflike
aggregations
of
crystals,
also in
radiated
masses.
It is of a white or
yellowish
color,
with
pearly
luster
on the
cleavage
surface.
Called
also
desmine..
Fluorite
::
Fluorite
(n.)
Calcium
fluoride,
a
mineral
of many
different
colors,
white,
yellow,
purple,
green,
red, etc., often very
beautiful,
crystallizing
commonly
in cubes with
perfect
octahedral
cleavage;
also
massive.
It is used as a flux. Some
varieties
are used for
ornamental
vessels.
Also
called
fluor spar, or
simply
fluor..
Fission
::
Fission
(n.) A
method
of
asexual
reproduction
among the
lowest
(unicellular)
organisms
by means of a
process
of
self-division,
consisting
of
gradual
division
or
cleavage
of the into two
parts,
each of which then
becomes
a
separate
and
independent
organisms;
as when a cell in an
animal
or
plant,
or its germ,
undergoes
a
spontaneous
division,
and the parts again
subdivide.
See
Segmentation,
and Cell
division,
under
Division..
Pyramidal
::
Pyramidal
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to a
pyramid;
in the form of a a
pyramid;
pyramidical;
as,
pyramidal
cleavage..
Schizo-
::
Schizo-
() A
combining
form
denoting
division
or
cleavage;
as,
schizogenesis,
reproduction
by
fission
or cell
division..
Diatomous
::
Diatomous
(a.)
Having
a
single,
distinct,
diagonal
cleavage;
-- said of
crystals..
Hypersthene
::
Hypersthene
(n.) An
orthorhombic
mineral
of the
pyroxene
group,
of a
grayish
or
greenish
black
color,
often with a
peculiar
bronzelike
luster
(schiller)
on the
cleavage
surface..
Cubical
::
Cubical
(a.)
Isometric
or
monometric;
as, cubic
cleavage.
See
Crystallization..
Cleavage
::
Cleavage
(n.) The act of
cleaving
or
splitting.
Parting
::
Parting
(n.)
Lamellar
separation
in a
crystallized
mineral,
due to some other cause than
cleavage,
as to the
presence
of
twinning
lamellae..
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