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Hyphenation of flatlands

How to hyphenate flatlands

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

flatlands
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
9
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
9
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: flatlands

Definitions of flatlands

flatlands is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; open country.

    Example: There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field.

  • noun
    A wide, open space that is usually used to grow crops or to hold farm animals.

    Example: A crop circle was made in a corn field.

  • noun
    A place where competitive matches are carried out.
  • noun
    Any of various figurative meanings, regularly dead metaphors.

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    An urban region with many flats or apartments to rent.

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A terrain that varies little in elevation.

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A lamentation.

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    An expanse of land with relatively low relief, usually exclusive of forests, deserts, and wastelands.

    Synonyms: flatland, grassland

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A level or flat surface.
  • noun
    A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).
  • noun
    A level of existence or development. (eg, astral plane)
  • noun
    A roughly flat, thin, often moveable structure used to create lateral force by the flow of air or water over its surface, found on aircraft, submarines, etc.
  • noun
    (Unicode) Any of a number of designated ranges of sequential code points.
  • noun
    An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    An airplane; an aeroplane.
  • noun
    Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called aeroplanes.
  • noun
    The butterfly Bindahara phocides, family Lycaenidae, of Asia and Australasia.

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.
  • noun
    (Northern UK) A sycamore.

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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.