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Hyphenation for “bead”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “bead”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "bead" 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 “bead” 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: „bead“ ⟶ „bead“.

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 "bead"

bead >> /bid/

Definition: [transitive verb] Decorate or cover with beads.
Example: I beaded the jacket by hand

Definition: [transitive verb] Cover (a surface) with drops of moisture.
Example: his face was beaded with perspiration

Definition: [noun] A small piece of glass, stone, or similar material, typically rounded and perforated for threading with others as a necklace or rosary or for sewing onto fabric.
Example: long strings of beads

Synonyms of "bead"

ball | pellet | pill | globule | spheroid | spherule | sphere | oval | ovoid | orb | round | pearl |

Definition: [noun] A drop of a liquid on a surface.
Example: beads of sweat

Synonyms of "bead"

droplet | drop | blob | bubble | dot | dewdrop | teardrop |

Definition: [noun] A small knob forming the front sight of a gun.
Example: He was in the bathroom, he said, when he noticed the red bead of an automatic weapon's sighting trained on him.

Definition: [noun] The reinforced inner edge of a pneumatic tire that grips the rim of the wheel.
Example: This is the distance between the vertical edges of the rim where the tire bead seats.

Definition: [noun] An ornamental molding resembling a string of beads or having a semicircular cross-section.
Example: Trim Tex shadow bead connects drywall with interior door and window jambs for a clean look, Reader says.