Hyphenation of extract

How to hyphenate extract

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

extract

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 7
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 7
Hyphens Count: 0

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

Definitions of extract

extract is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
Something that is extracted or drawn out.
noun
A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation.
Example: I used an extract of Hemingway's book to demonstrate culture shock.
noun
A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue
Example: extract of beef
noun
Any substance extracted is such a way, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained
Example: quinine is the most important extract of Peruvian bark.
noun
A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant (distinguished from an abstract).
noun
A peculiar principle (fundamental essence) once erroneously supposed to form the basis of all vegetable extracts.
noun
Ancestry; descent.
noun
A draft or copy of writing; a certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgment therein, with an order for execution.

Definition 1 as verb

verb
To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.
Example: to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, or a splinter from the finger
verb
To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process. Compare abstract (transitive verb).
Example: to extract an essential oil from a plant
verb
To take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as a passage from a book.
verb
To select parts of a whole
Example: We need to try to extract the positives from the defeat.
verb
To determine (a root of a number).
Example: Please extract the cube root of 27.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.

Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.