Hyphenation of suspended
How to hyphenate suspended
Because it is a word with a single syllable, suspended is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
- Syllables Count
- 1
- Characters Count
- 9
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 9
- Hyphens Count
- 0
Definitions of suspended
suspended is defined as:
Definition 1 as verb
- verbTo halt something temporarily.
Example: The meeting was suspended for lunch.
- verbTo hold in an undetermined or undecided state.
Example: to suspend one's judgement or one's disbelief
- verbTo discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event.
Example: to suspend a thread of execution in a computer program
- verbTo hang freely; underhang.
Example: to suspend a ball by a thread
- verbTo bring a solid substance, usually in powder form, into suspension in a liquid.
- verbTo make to depend.
- verbTo debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.
Example: to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a club
- verbTo support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action.
- verb(travel) To remove the value of an unused coupon from an air ticket, typically so as to allow continuation of the next sectors' travel.
Definition 1 as adjective
- adjectiveCaused to stop for a while; interrupted or delayed.
- adjectiveHung from above.
- adjective(of an ovule) Attached slightly below the summit of the ovary.
- adjective(of coffee, food, etc.) Paid for but not consumed by a customer, so that it can be given to a less fortunate person.
- adjectiveA chemical suspension
- adjective(of a chord) Having had its third omitted and replaced with a major second or perfect fourth.
Words nearby suspended
- suspectfulness
- suspectible
- suspecting
- suspection
- suspectless
- suspector
- suspects
- suspend
- (suspended)
- suspender
- suspender's
- suspenderless
- suspenders
- suspendibility
- suspendible
- suspending
- suspends
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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.