Hyphenation of spectacles

How to hyphenate spectacles

spectacles 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, spectacles is hyphenated as:

spec-ta-cles

Syllables Count: 3
Characters Count: 10
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 10
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 spectacles

spectacles is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
Example: I couldn't decide which of the pair of designer shirts I preferred, so I bought the pair.
noun
Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
Example: Spouses should make a great pair.
noun
Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts)
Example: a pair of scissors; two pairs of spectacles; several pairs of jeans
noun
A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
Example: A pair is harder to drive than two mounts with separate riders.
noun
A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
noun
A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match.
Synonyms: "pair of spectacles", spectacles
noun
A double play, two outs recorded in one play.
Example: They turned a pair to end the fifth.
noun
A doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams
Example: The Pirates took a pair from the Phillies.
noun
A boat for two sweep rowers.
noun
A pair of breasts
Example: She's got a gorgeous pair.
noun
The exclusion of one member of a parliamentary party from a vote, if a member of the other party is absent for important personal reasons.
noun
Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a given question, or on issues of a party nature during a specified time.
Example: There were two pairs on the final vote.
noun
A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set.
noun
(kinematics) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion; named in accordance with the motion it permits, as in turning pair, sliding pair, twisting pair.

Definition 1 as noun

noun
An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc.
Example: The horse race was a thrilling spectacle.
noun
An embarrassing or unedifying scene or situation.
Example: He made a spectacle out of himself.
noun
(usually in the plural) An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to obviate some defect in the organs of vision, or to shield the eyes from bright light.
noun
An aid to the intellectual sight.
noun
A spyglass; a looking-glass.
noun
The brille of a snake.
noun
A frame with different coloured lenses on a semaphore signal through which light from a lamp shines at night, often a part of the signal arm.

Definition 1 as noun

noun
A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.

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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.