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Hyphenation of sink

How to hyphenate sink

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

sink
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
4
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
4
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is:

Definitions of sink

sink is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A basin used for holding water for washing.
  • noun
    A drain for carrying off wastewater.
  • noun
    A sinkhole.
  • noun
    A depression in land where water collects, with no visible outlet.
  • noun
    A heat sink.
  • noun
    A place that absorbs resources or energy.
  • noun
    The motion of a sinker pitch.

    Example: Jones has a two-seamer with heavy sink.

  • noun
    An object or callback that captures events; event sink
  • noun
    A destination vertex in a transportation network
  • noun
    An abode of degraded persons; a wretched place.
  • noun
    A depression in a stereotype plate.
  • noun
    A stage trap-door for shifting scenery.
  • noun
    An excavation less than a shaft.
  • noun
    (game development) One or several systems that remove currency from the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation

Definition 1 as verb

  • verb
    (heading, physical) To move or be moved into something.
  • verb
    (heading, social) To diminish or be diminished.
  • verb
    To conceal and appropriate.
  • verb
    To keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore.
  • verb
    To pay absolutely.

    Example: I have sunk thousands of pounds into this project.

  • verb
    To reduce or extinguish by payment.

    Example: to sink the national debt

  • verb
    To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fail in strength.
  • verb
    To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of splitting words into syllables and inserting hyphens between them to facilitate the reading of a text. It is also used to divide words when the word cannot fit on a line.

This technique is particularly helpful in fully justified texts, where it aids in creating a uniform edge along both sides of a paragraph. Hyphenation rules vary among languages and even among different publications within the same language. It's a critical component in typesetting, significantly influencing the aesthetics and readability of printed and digital media. For instance, in compound adjectives like 'long-term solution', hyphens clarify relationships between words, preventing misinterpretation. Moreover, hyphenation can alter meanings: 'recreation' differs from 're-creation'.

With the advent of digital text, hyphenation algorithms have become more sophisticated, though still imperfect, sometimes requiring manual adjustment to ensure accuracy and coherence in text layout. Understanding and correctly applying hyphenation rules is therefore not only a matter of linguistic accuracy but also a key aspect of effective visual communication.