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Hyphenation of attachment

How to hyphenate attachment

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

attachment
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
10
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
10
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: attachment

Definitions of attachment

attachment is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
  • noun
    A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.

    Example: I have such an attachment towards my fiancé!

  • noun
    A dependence, especially a strong one.
  • noun
    A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.
  • noun
    The means by which something is physically attached.
  • noun
    A file sent along with an email.
  • noun
    Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.

    Example: attachment of earnings

  • noun
    The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.

    Example: 2009, Jakke Mäkelä, Eero Karvinen, Niko Porjo, Antti Mäkelä and Tapio Tuomi, Attachment of Natural Lightning Flashes to Trees: Preliminary Statistical Characteristics, published in the Journal of Lightning Research, volume 1

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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.