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Hyphenation of overheads

How to hyphenate overheads

overheads 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, overheads is hyphenated as:

over-heads
Syllables Count
2
Characters Count
9
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
9
Hyphens Count
1
Hyphenation performed using the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. This result is approximate and has not been verified against authoritative sources.

Definitions of overheads

overheads is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
  • noun
    The items or classes of expense not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
  • noun
    Any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to the progress or outcome of the project or activity.
  • noun
    Wasted money.
  • noun
    A smash.
  • noun
    The ceiling of any enclosed space below decks in a vessel.
  • noun
    A compartment above the seats for stowing luggage in a passenger aircraft.
  • noun
    The system of overhead wires used to power electric transport, such as streetcars, trains, or buses.
  • noun
    Data or steps of computation used only to facilitate the computations in the system and not directly related to the actual program code or data being processed.

    Example: Network overhead is the header data that is required to route and transport data over network, whereas fork overhead is the additional time and memory cost of creating and managing new processes within operating system.

  • noun
    (by ellipsis) An overhead throw.

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    An overhead projector.
  • noun
    A sheet of transparent material with an image used with an overhead projector; an overhead transparency.

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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.