Hyphenation of principal

How to hyphenate principal

principal is a polysyllabic word with 3 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, principal is hyphenated as:

prin-ci-pal

Syllables Count: 3
Characters Count: 9
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 9
Hyphens Count: 2

Hyphenation performed using the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. This result is approximate and has not been verified against authoritative sources.

Definitions of principal

principal is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.
Example: A portion of your mortgage payment goes to reduce the principal, and the rest covers interest.
noun
The chief administrator of a school.
noun
The chief executive and chief academic officer of a university or college.
noun
A legal person that authorizes another (the agent) to act on their behalf; or on whose behalf an agent or gestor in a negotiorum gestio acts.
Example: My principal sells metal shims.
noun
The primary participant in a crime.
noun
A partner or owner of a business.
noun
A diapason, a type of organ stop on a pipe organ.
noun
The construction that gives shape and strength to a roof, generally a truss of timber or iron; or, loosely, the most important member of a piece of framing.
noun
The first two long feathers of a hawk's wing.
noun
One of the turrets or pinnacles of waxwork and tapers with which the posts and centre of a funeral hearse were formerly crowned.
noun
An essential point or rule; a principle.
noun
A dancer at the highest rank within a professional dance company, particularly a ballet company.
noun
A security principal.

Definition 1 as adjective

adjective
Primary; most important; first level in importance.
Example: Smith is the principal architect of this design.
adjective
(Latinism) Of or relating to a prince; princely.

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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.