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Hyphenation for “capsule”

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

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 "capsule"

capsule >> /ˈkæpsəl/

Definition: [noun] A small case or container, especially a round or cylindrical one.
Example: he showed us the cylinder of the gun filled with six plastic capsules

Synonyms of "capsule"

cassette | magazine | cylinder | canister | container | capsule | case | pack | packet | package |

Definition: [noun] A tough sheath or membrane that encloses something in the body, such as a kidney, a lens, or a synovial joint.
Example: The prostate gland is enclosed in a prostatic capsule and surrounded by extraperitoneal connective tissue.

Definition: [noun] The foil or plastic covering the cork of a wine bottle.
Example: it is an alternative name for the capsule which covers the cork and neck of a wine bottle.

Synonyms of "capsule"

cover | seal | cap | top |

Definition: [noun] A dry fruit that releases its seeds by bursting open when ripe, such as a pea pod.
Example: The leaves of the great poplar he climbed in gleamed as though polished; bead-like fruit dangled, inviting young hands to burst the green capsules open and release the fluffy seed.

Synonyms of "capsule"

seed case | pod | shell | husk | hull | case | sheath |

Definition: [noun] The spore-producing structure of mosses and liverworts, typically borne on a stalk.
Example: For example, in mosses the sporophyte is a capsule atop a slender stalk that grows out of the top of the gametophyte.

Definition: [noun] (of a piece of writing) shortened but retaining the essence of the original; condensed.
Example: a capsule review of the movie