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division vs cleavage

cleavage vs division

division and cleavage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
division Yes No No No
cleavage Yes No No No
As nouns, cleavage is a hyponym of division; that is, cleavage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than division:
  • division: the act or process of dividing
  • cleavage: the act of cleaving or splitting
division (noun) cleavage (noun)
the act or process of dividing the act of cleaving or splitting
an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)
the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
discord that splits a group the state of being split or cleft
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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