Hyphenation of scale

How to hyphenate scale

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

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

scale

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 5
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 5
Hyphens Count: 0

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

Definitions of scale

Definition 1 as noun

noun A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.
noun An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement, means of assigning a magnitude.
Example: Please rate your experience on a scale from 1 to 10.
noun Size; scope.
Example: The Holocaust was insanity on an enormous scale.
noun The ratio of depicted distance to actual distance.
Example: This map uses a scale of 1:10.
noun A line or bar associated with a drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified or reduced.
noun A series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies.
noun A mathematical base for a numeral system; radix.
Example: the decimal scale; the binary scale
noun Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order.
noun A standard amount of money to be received by a performer or writer, negotiated by a union.
Example: Sally wasn't the star of the show, so she was glad to be paid scale.

Definition 1 as verb

verb To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.
Example: We should scale that up by a factor of 10.
verb To climb to the top of.
Example: Hilary and Norgay were the first known to have scaled Everest.
verb To tolerate significant increases in throughput or other potentially limiting factors.
Example: That architecture won't scale to real-world environments.
verb To weigh, measure or grade according to a scale or system.

Words nearby scale

scaldic
scalding
scaldini
scaldino
scaldra
scalds
scaldweed
scaldy
(scale)
scale-bearing
scale-board
scale-bright
scale-down
scale-tailed
scale-up
scaleback
scalebark

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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.