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Hyphenation for “adapter”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “adapter”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "adapter" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “adapter” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „adapter“ ⟶ „adapter“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "adapter"

adapter >> /əˈdaptə/

Definition: [noun] One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.
Example: He was an able adapter, and could easily adjust to the differences when the company changed ownership.

Synonyms of "adapter"

Definition: [noun] One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
Example: The critic gave rave reviews to the adapter of the ancient play, who worked to give the text more relevance to the modern day.

Synonyms of "adapter"

Definition: [noun] A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
Example: He had an adapter that let him plug his phone into the car's cigarette lighter for power.

Synonyms of "adapter"