Hyphenation of escapes
How to hyphenate escapes
escapes is a polysyllabic word with 2 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, escapes is hyphenated as:
- Syllables Count
- 2
- Characters Count
- 7
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 7
- Hyphens Count
- 1
Definitions of escapes
- noun The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
Example: The prisoners made their escape by digging a tunnel.
- noun Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid, or an electric current through defective insulation.
- noun Something that has escaped; an escapee.
- noun A holiday, viewed as time away from the vicissitudes of life.
- noun Escape key
- noun The text character represented by 27 (decimal) or 1B (hexadecimal).
Example: You forgot to insert an escape in the datastream.
- noun A successful shot from a snooker position.
- noun A defective product that is allowed to leave a manufacturing facility.
- noun That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake, oversight, or transgression.
- noun A sally.
- noun An apophyge.
- verb To get free; to free oneself.
Example: The factory was evacuated after toxic gases escaped from a pipe.
- verb To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
Example: He only got a fine and so escaped going to jail.
- verb To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.
Example: Luckily, I escaped with only a fine.
- verb To elude the observation or notice of; to not be seen or remembered by.
Example: The name of the hotel escapes me at present.
- verb To cause (a single character, or all such characters in a string) to be interpreted literally, instead of with any special meaning it would usually have in the same context, often by prefixing with another character.
Example: Brion escaped the double quote character on Windows by adding a second double quote within the literal.
- verb To halt a program or command by pressing a key (such as the "Esc" key) or combination of keys.
Words nearby escapes
- escapee's
- escapees
- escapeful
- escapeless
- escapement
- escapements
- escaper
- escapers
- (escapes)
- escapeway
- escaping
- escapingly
- escapism
- escapisms
- escapist
- escapists
- escapologist
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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.