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Hyphenation of splay

How to hyphenate splay

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

splay
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
5
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
5
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: splay

Definitions of splay

splay is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A slope or bevel, especially of the sides of a door or window, by which the opening is made larger at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them.

Definition 1 as verb

  • verb
    To spread; spread out.

    Synonyms: broaden, display, spread, "spread out", widen

  • verb
    To dislocate, as a shoulder bone.

    Synonyms: dislocate

  • verb
    To turn on one side; to render oblique; to slope or slant, as the side of a door, window etc.

    Synonyms: slant, slope

  • verb
    To rearrange (a splay tree) so that a desired element is placed at the root.
  • verb
    To spay; to castrate.

Definition 1 as adjective

  • adjective
    Spread out; turned outward.

    Example: to sit splay-legged

  • adjective
    Flat and ungainly.

    Example: splay shoulders

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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.