Hyphenation of traversed
How to hyphenate traversed
traversed is a polysyllabic word with 2 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, traversed is hyphenated as:
- Syllables Count
- 2
- Characters Count
- 9
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 9
- Hyphens Count
- 1
Definitions of traversed
- verb To travel across, often under difficult conditions.
Example: He will have to traverse the mountain to get to the other side.
- verb To visit all parts of; to explore thoroughly.
Example: to traverse all nodes in a network
- verb To lay in a cross direction; to cross.
- verb (artillery) To rotate a gun around a vertical axis to bear upon a military target.
Example: to traverse a cannon
- verb , To climb or descend a steep hill at a wide angle (relative to the slope).
- verb To (make a cutting, an incline) across the gradients of a sloped face at safe rate.
Example: The last run, weary, I traversed the descents in no hurry to reach the lodge.
- verb To act against; to thwart or obstruct.
- verb To pass over and view; to survey carefully.
- verb To plane in a direction across the grain of the wood.
Example: to traverse a board
- verb To deny formally.
- verb To use the motions of opposition or counteraction.
Words nearby traversed
- traveltime
- traversable
- traversal
- traversal's
- traversals
- traversary
- traverse
- traverse-table
- (traversed)
- traversely
- traverser
- traverses
- traversewise
- traversework
- traversing
- traversion
- travertin
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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.