劈へき開かい

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

Technical term in mineralogy and crystallography for the tendency of a crystal to split along specific planes. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb (intransitive).

この鉱こう物ぶつは劈へき開かいがはっきりしている。
This mineral has distinct cleavage.
雲うん母もは薄うすく劈へき開かいする性せい質

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Mica has the property of cleaving into thin sheets.