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onto

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "onto" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
4 characters
English (US)
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onto

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

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Definitions ofonto

1adjective
  • (of a function) Assuming each of the values in its codomain; having its range equal to its codomain.

    Example: "Considered as a function on the real numbers, the exponential function is not onto."

1preposition
  • Upon; on top of.

    Example: "My cat just jumped onto the keyboard."

  • Aware of.

    Example: "The thought-police were onto my plans of world domination."

  • Being an onto function with a codomain of (see below).

    Example: "The exponential function maps the set of real numbers onto the set of positive real numbers."

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