cleavage

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cleavage on a rock - clivaggio su una roccia
a woman's cleavage - il décolleté di una donna

cleavage sing (pl.: cleavages)

  1. fenditura, spaccatura
  2. (mineralogia), (geologia) clivaggio
  3. scissione
  4. décolleté, scollatura (l'incavo fra i seni di una donna)
  • IPA: /ˈkliːvɪdʒ/

dal verbo to cleave, "fendere"; attestato nel senso generico e geologico dal XIX secolo, mentre per l'utilizzo per indicare l'incavo tra i seni femminili risale alla metà del XX secolo (negli Stati Uniti)