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cleavage vs division

division vs cleavage

cleavage and division both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cleavage Yes No No No
division Yes No No No
As nouns, division is a hypernym of cleavage; that is, division is a word with a broader meaning than cleavage:
  • cleavage: the act of cleaving or splitting
  • division: the act or process of dividing
cleavage (noun) division (noun)
the act of cleaving or splitting the act or process of dividing
the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts) an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
the state of being split or cleft discord that splits a group
an army unit large enough to sustain combat
a group of ships of similar type
a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
an administrative unit in government or business
(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
a league ranked by quality
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