Hyphenation of black-hole

How to hyphenate black-hole

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

black-hole

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 10
Words Count: 2
Characters without spaces Count: 10

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: black

Definitions of black-hole

black-hole is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
A place of punitive confinement; a lockup or cell; a military guardroom.
noun
A gravitationally domineering celestial body with an event horizon from which even light cannot escape; the most dense material in the universe, condensed into a singularity, usually formed by a collapsing massive star.
noun
A void into which things disappear, or from which nothing emerges; an impenetrable area or subject; an area impervious to communication.
noun
A place where incoming traffic is silently discarded.
Example: One way of fighting spam is to use a blackhole list maintained on a blackhole server.
noun
A bit bucket; a place of permanent oblivion for data.

Definition 1 as verb

verb
To redirect (network traffic, etc.) nowhere; to discard (incoming traffic).

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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.