Definitions for: Cleft

[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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: bisulcate, cloven, compound, crack, crevice, dissected, divided, fissure, scissure

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

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