Hyphenation of descending

How to hyphenate descending

descending is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, descending is hyphenated as:

de-scend-ing

Syllables Count: 3
Characters Count: 10
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 10
Hyphens Count: 2

Hyphenation performed using the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. This result is approximate and has not been verified against authoritative sources.

Definitions of descending

Definition 1 as verb

verb To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, for example by falling, flowing, walking, climbing etc.
Example: The rain descended, and the floods came.
verb To enter mentally; to retire.
verb (with on or upon) To make an attack, or incursion, as if from a vantage ground; to come suddenly and with violence.
Example: And on the suitors let thy wrath descend.
verb To come down to a lower, less fortunate, humbler, less virtuous, or worse, state or rank; to lower or abase oneself
Example: he descended from his high estate
verb To pass from the more general or important to the specific or less important matters to be considered.
verb To come down, as from a source, original, or stock
verb To be derived (from)
verb To proceed by generation or by transmission; to happen by inheritance.
Example: A crown descends to the heir.
verb To move toward the south, or to the southward.
verb To fall in pitch; to pass from a higher to a lower tone.
verb To go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of
Example: they descended the river in boats; to descend a ladder

Definition 1 as noun

noun A descent.
Example: continual ascendings and descendings

Definition 1 as adjective

adjective (of a sequence) Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element.
Example: Please arrange these numbers in a descending order.
adjective That causes a sequence to follow a descending order.
Example: We used a descending sort.

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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.