Hyphenation of contaminations

How to hyphenate contaminations

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

contaminations

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 14
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 14
Hyphens Count: 0

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

Definitions of contaminations

contaminations is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
The act or process of contaminating
Synonyms: defilement, pollution, taint
noun
Something which contaminates.
noun
A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
noun
(etymology) The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.
noun
The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.

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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.