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Hyphenation of bluebottle

How to hyphenate bluebottle

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

bluebottle
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: bluebottle

Definitions of bluebottle

bluebottle is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    Any of various blowflies of the genus Calliphora that have an iridescent metallic-blue body and make a loud buzzing noise when flying.
  • noun
    A marine jellyfish of the genus Physalia, which includes Physalia physalis, the Portuguese man-of-war, and Physalia utriculus, the Pacific man-of-war; a man-of-war.
  • noun
    A cornflower, a plant that grows in grain fields, Centaurea cyanus, with blue flowers resembling bottles.
  • noun
    A blue ant, Diamma bicolor, a parasitic wasp native to Australia.
  • noun
    Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Graphium. Also called triangles.
  • noun
    A police officer.

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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.