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Hyphenation of annealing

How to hyphenate annealing

Because it is a word with a single syllable, annealing is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

annealing
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
9
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
9
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: annealing

Definitions of annealing

annealing is defined as:

Definition 1 as verb

  • verb
    To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
  • verb
    To cool glass slowly, to minimize internal stress.
  • verb
    To burn colors onto a glass or other surface.
  • verb
    To make a double-stranded nucleic acid by pairing a single strand with a complementary strand.
  • verb
    To strengthen or harden.

    Example: The experience annealed them, strengthening their resolve.

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    The heating of solid metal or glass to high temperatures and cooling it slowly so that its particles arrange into a defined lattice.

    Example: Without annealing, the quality of our metal products will diminish.

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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.