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Hyphenation of bull's-eye

How to hyphenate bull's-eye

Because it is a word with a single syllable, bull's-eye is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

bull's-eye
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: bull's

Definitions of bull's-eye

bull's-eye is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    The centre of a target, inside the inner and magpie.
  • noun
    A shot which hits the centre of a target.
  • noun
    The two central rings on a dartboard.
  • noun
    A hard striped peppermint-flavoured boiled sweet.
  • noun
    Thick glass set into the side of a ship to let in light.
  • noun
    A hand-cancelled postmark issued by a counter clerk at a post office, typically done on a receipt for proof of mailing.
  • noun
    The central part of a crown glass disk, with concentric ripple effect.
  • noun
    A convex glass lens which is placed in front of a lamp to concentrate the light so as to make it more conspicuous as a signal; also the lantern itself.
  • noun
    A £50 banknote.
  • noun
    Any of the first postage stamps produced in Brazil from 1843.

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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.