Hyphenation of half-life
How to hyphenate half-life
Because it is a word with a single syllable, half-life is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
- Syllables Count
- 1
- Characters Count
- 9
- Words Count
- 2
- Characters without spaces Count
- 9
Definitions of half-life
half-life is defined as:
Definition 1 as noun
- nounThe time required for half of the nuclei in a sample of a specific isotope to undergo radioactive decay.
- nounIn a chemical reaction, the time required for the concentration of a reactant to fall from a chosen value to half that value.
- nounThe time it takes for a substance (drug, radioactive nuclide, or other) to lose half of its pharmacological, physiologic, or radiological activity.
- nounThe time it takes for an idea or a fashion to lose half of its influential power.
Words nearby half-life
- half-learned
- half-learnedly
- half-learning
- half-leather
- half-left
- half-length
- half-liberal
- half-liberally
- (half-life)
- half-light
- half-lined
- half-linen
- half-liter
- half-lived
- half-lives
- half-long
- half-looper
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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.