Hyphenation of wash-out

How to hyphenate wash-out

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

wash-out

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 8
Words Count: 2
Characters without spaces Count: 8

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is:

Definitions of wash-out

wash-out is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
An appliance designed to wash something out.
Example: The cistern was fitted with washouts and air-valves.
noun
The cleaning of matter from a physiological system using a fluid.
Example: a bladder washout
noun
A period between clinical treatments in which any medication delivered as the first treatment is allowed to wash out of the person before the second treatment begins.
noun
The action whereby falling rainwater clean particles from the air.
noun
A channel produced by the erosion of a relatively soft surface by a sudden gush of water.
noun
A breach in a road or railway caused by flooding.
noun
The cleaning of the inside of a (locomotive) boiler to remove scale (limescale).
noun
A disappointment or total failure; an unsuccessful person.
Example: As an actor, he was a complete washout, so he went back to accounting.
noun
A sporting fixture or other event that could not be completed because of rain.
noun
The aerodynamic effect of a small twist in the shape of an aircraft wing

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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.