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cleavage plane

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cleavage plane [′klēv·ij ‚plān]
(crystallography)
Plane along which a crystalline substance may be split.


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A cleavage plane was then formed, and the lesion was excised en bloc with endoscopic instruments.
For breaker applications, it is not necessary for the fabric to completely cover the total contact cross-section, as long as at least 20-30% is covered, a notch or cleavage plane is produced [ILLUSTRATION FOR FIGURE 4B OMITTED].
Though the spindle and its two poles together can determine this cleavage plane, several researchers have suggested that chromosomes actually mark the location.
 
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