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• cleave — {{11}}cleave (1) to split, O.E. cleofan to split, separate (class II strong verb, past tense cleaf, past participle clofen), from P.Gmc. *kleubanan (Cf. O.S. klioban, O.N. kljufa, Dan. klöve, Du. kloven, O.H.G. klioban, Ger. klieben to cleave …   Etymology dictionary

• Cleave — may refer to: Cleave (fiber), a controlled break in optical fiber RAF Cleave, airbase in Cornwall, England, 1939 1945 People with surname Cleave Chris Cleave (born 1973), British journalist Egbert Cleave (fl. 1870s), American author John Cleave… …   Wikipedia

• cleave — cleave1 [klēv] vt. cleaved or cleft or clove, cleaved or cleft or cloven, cleaving [ME cleven < OE cleofan; akin to Ger klieben < IE base * gleubh , to cut, slice > Gr glyphein, carve, L glubere, to peel] 1. to divide by a blow, as with… …   English World dictionary

• Cleave (fiber) — A cleave in an optical fiber is a deliberate, controlled break, intended to create a perfectly flat endface, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fiber. Since there are no crystalline planes in glass, this process is not cleavage in the… …   Wikipedia

• Cleave — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has two possible interpretations. Firstly, the surname may be a locational name from Cliff in Hampshire and Warwickshire, North and South Cliff in the East Riding of Yorkshire, Cliffe in Kent …   Surnames reference

• cleave — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. stick, hold fast, adhere, cling; sever, shear, split, rive, rend, divide. See coherence, disjunction. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To split] Syn. sever, hew, separate; see cut 1 , divide 1 . 2. [To stick]… …   English dictionary for students

• cleave — I. intransitive verb (cleaved or clove; also clave; cleaved; cleaving) Etymology: Middle English clevien, from Old English clifian; akin to Old High German kleben to stick Date: before 12th century to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cleave — 1. verb /kliːv/ a) To split or sever something or as if with a sharp instrument. The wings cleaved the foggy air. b) To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more …   Wiktionary

• cut — See: cleave …   Glossary of Biotechnology

• clove — {{11}}clove (1) dried flowerbud of a tropical tree, used as a spice, late 15c., earlier clowes (14c.), from Anglo Fr. clowes de gilofre (c.1200), O.Fr. clou de girofle nail of gillyflower, so called from its shape, from L. clavus a nail (see SLOT …   Etymology dictionary

• Branchial clefts — Cleft 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English