Hyphenation of accidental
How to hyphenate accidental
accidental is a polysyllabic word with 4 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, accidental is hyphenated as:
- Syllables Count
- 4
- Characters Count
- 10
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 10
- Hyphens Count
- 3
Definitions of accidental
- noun A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.
- noun Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.
- noun A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.
- noun Part of a text that has a mainly structural purpose, such as spelling, punctuation or capitalization.
- adjective Not essential; incidental, secondary.
- adjective Nonessential to something's inherent nature (especially in Aristotelian thought).
- adjective Adjusted by one or two semitones, in temporary departure from the key signature.
- adjective Occurring sometimes, by chance; occasional.
- adjective Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional.
- adjective Being a double point with two distinct tangent planes in 4-dimensional projective space.
Words nearby accidental
- acciaccatura
- acciaccaturas
- acciaccature
- accidence
- accidencies
- accidency
- accident
- accident-prone
- (accidental)
- accidentalism
- accidentalist
- accidentality
- accidentally
- accidentalness
- accidentals
- accidentarily
- accidentary
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What is hyphenation
Hyphenation is the process of splitting words into syllables and inserting hyphens between them to facilitate the reading of a text. It is also used to divide words when the word cannot fit on a line.
This technique is particularly helpful in fully justified texts, where it aids in creating a uniform edge along both sides of a paragraph. Hyphenation rules vary among languages and even among different publications within the same language. It's a critical component in typesetting, significantly influencing the aesthetics and readability of printed and digital media. For instance, in compound adjectives like 'long-term solution', hyphens clarify relationships between words, preventing misinterpretation. Moreover, hyphenation can alter meanings: 'recreation' differs from 're-creation'.
With the advent of digital text, hyphenation algorithms have become more sophisticated, though still imperfect, sometimes requiring manual adjustment to ensure accuracy and coherence in text layout. Understanding and correctly applying hyphenation rules is therefore not only a matter of linguistic accuracy but also a key aspect of effective visual communication.