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cleave meaning in Tamil

கீள்வு

/ˈkliːv/

cleave in Tamil: கீள்வு, பிளவு. In English, cleave means to split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.

Tamil words for cleave

கீள்வு, பிளவு

English meaning of cleave

  1. verb To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
  2. verb To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces.
  3. verb To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting.
  4. verb (chemistry) To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.

Full definition of cleave

cleave in a sentence

  • The wings clove the foggy air.
  • The truck clove a path through the ice.

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Questions about cleave in Tamil

What is the meaning of cleave in Tamil?
Cleave in Tamil is கீள்வு, பிளவு.
cleave என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Cleave: கீள்வு, பிளவு.
What does cleave mean in English?
Cleave means to split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: cleave (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: cleave (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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