Definition of cleft

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Cleft () imp. & p. p. from Cleave.

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Pedatifid :: Pedatifid (a.) Cleft in a pedate manner, but having the lobes distinctly connected at the base; -- said of a leaf..
Scissure :: Scissure (n.) A longitudinal opening in a body, made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure..
Two-cleft :: Two-cleft (a.) Divided about half way from the border to the base into two segments; bifid.
Rift :: Rift (n.) An opening made by riving or splitting; a cleft; a fissure.
Chine :: Chine (n.) A chink or cleft; a narrow and deep ravine; as, Shanklin Chine in the Isle of Wight, a quarter of a mile long and 230 feet deep..
Aperture :: Aperture (n.) An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall..
Undivided :: Undivided (a.) Not lobed, cleft, or branched; entire..
Cleft :: Cleft (n.) A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as, the cleft of a rock..
Pygopod :: Pygopod (n.) Any species of serpentiform lizards of the family Pygopodidae, which have rudimentary hind legs near the anal cleft, but lack fore legs..
Spiniferous :: Spineted (a.) Slit; cleft.
Bifid :: Bifid (a.) Cleft to the middle or slightly beyond the middle; opening with a cleft; divided by a linear sinus, with straight margins..
Quinque- :: Quinque- () A combining form meaning five, five times, fivefold; as, quinquefid, five-cleft; quinquedentate, five-toothed..
Octofid :: Octofid (a.) Cleft or separated into eight segments, as a calyx..
Split :: Split (a.) Divided; cleft.
Commissure :: Commissure (n.) A joint, seam, or closure; the place where two bodies, or parts of a body, meet and unite; an interstice, cleft, or juncture..
Chop :: Chop (n.) A crack or cleft. See Chap.
Multifid :: Multifid (a.) Having many segments; cleft into several parts by linear sinuses; as, a multifid leaf or corolla..
Opening :: Opening (n.) A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap; cleft, or hole..
Pedate :: Pedate (a.) Palmate, with the lateral lobes cleft into two or more segments; -- said of a leaf..
Cleft :: Cleft (a.) Incised nearly to the midrib; as, a cleft leaf..
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