Meaning of CLEFT
| Pronunciation: | | kleft
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- [n] a long narrow opening
- [n] a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
- [adj] having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib
- [adj] used of hooves
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| | Synonyms: | | bisulcate, cloven, compound, crack, crevice, dissected, divided, fissure, scissure |
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| | See Also: | | break, chap, chink, crater, crevasse, fatigue crack, fault, fracture, gap, geological fault, indentation, indenture, opening, rift, shift, slit, split, vent, volcanic crater, volcano | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Cleft\ (kl[e^]ft),
imp. & p. p. from {Cleave}.
\Cleft\, a.
1. Divided; split; partly divided or split.
2. (Bot.) Incised nearly to the midrib; as, a cleft leaf.
\Cleft\, n. [OE. clift; cf. Sw. klyft cave, den, Icel.
kluft cleft, Dan. kl["o]ft, G. kluft. See {Cleave} to split
and cf. 2d {Clift}, 1st {Clough}.]
1. A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice;
as, the cleft of a rock. --Is. ii. 21.
2. A piece made by splitting; as, a cleft of wood.
3. (Far.) A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the
pastern.
{Branchial clefts}. See under {Branchial}.
Syn: Crack; crevice; fissure; chink; cranny.
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