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Hyphenation of specific

How to hyphenate specific

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

specific
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
8
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
8
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: specific

Definitions of specific

specific is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A distinguishing attribute or quality.
  • noun
    A remedy for a specific disease or condition.
  • noun
    Specification
  • noun
    (in the plural) The details; particulars.

Definition 1 as adjective

  • adjective
    Explicit or definite
  • adjective
    Pertaining to a species.
  • adjective
    Pertaining to a taxon at the rank of species
  • adjective
    Special, distinctive or unique
  • adjective
    Intended for, or applying to, a particular thing
  • adjective
    Serving to identify a particular thing (often a disease or condition), with little risk of mistaking something else for it.

    Example: a highly specific test, specific and nonspecific symptoms

  • adjective
    Being a remedy for a particular disease

    Example: Quinine is a specific medicine in cases of malaria.

  • adjective
    Limited to a particular antibody or antigen
  • adjective
    Of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy)
  • adjective
    Similarly referring to a value divided by any measure which acts to standardize it (e.g. thrust specific fuel consumption, referring to fuel consumption divided by thrust)
  • adjective
    A measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air)

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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.