Definition of Cleft. Meaning of Cleft. Synonyms of Cleft

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Definition of Cleft

Cleft
Cleft Cleft (kl[e^]ft), imp. & p. p. from Cleave.
Cleft
Cleft Cleft, a. 1. Divided; split; partly divided or split. 2. (Bot.) Incised nearly to the midrib; as, a cleft leaf.
Cleft
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. 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.

Meaning of Cleft from wikipedia

- Look up cleft in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A cleft is an opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation. Cleft may refer to: Cleft lip and palate, a...
- cleft lip contains an opening in the upper lip that may extend into the nose. The opening may be on one side, both sides, or in the middle. A cleft palate...
- intergluteal cleft or just gluteal cleft, also known by a number of synonyms, including natal cleft, butt crack, **** crack and cluneal cleft, is the groove...
- pudendal cleftwhich is in between the labia majora. After puberty, the ****oral hood and the labia minora can protrude into the pudendal cleft to a variable...
- A cleft sentence is a complex sentence (one having a main clause and a dependent clause) that has a meaning that could be expressed by a simple sentence...
- facial cleft is an opening or gap in the face, or a malformation of a part of the face. Facial clefts is a collective term for all sorts of clefts. All...
- expression of the actual genotype. Cleft chins can be presented in a child when neither parent presents a cleft chin. Cleft chins are common among people originating...
- Ectrodactyly, split hand, or cleft hand (derived from Ancient Gr**** ἔκτρωμα ektroma or ἔκτρωσις ektrosis "miscarriage" and δάκτυλος daktylos "finger")...
- include: cleft lip [CL] cleft lip and alveolus [CLA] cleft lip, alveolus, and palate [CLAP] cleft lip and palate (with an intact alveolus) [CLP] cleft palate...
- An intercellular cleft is a channel between two cells through which molecules may travel and gap junctions and tight junctions may be present. Most notably...