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Hyphenation for “compact”

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

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 "compact"

compact >> /kəmˈpækt/

Definition: [transitive verb] Exert force on (something) to make it more dense; compress.
Example: the soil may be compacted by iron oxide

Synonyms of "compact"

compress | condense | pack down | press down | tamp | tamp down | cram down | ram down | flatten |

Definition: [noun] A small flat case containing face powder, a mirror, and a powder puff.
Example: Looking once more in her compact's mirror, she got out of the limo and ran up to hug him.

Definition: [noun] Something that is a small and conveniently shaped example of its kind.
Example: a wide selection of films is available for your 35 mm compact

Definition: [noun] A mass of powdered metal compacted together in preparation for sintering.
Example: strength is then introduced by infiltrating glass into the compact

Definition: [adjective] Closely and neatly packed together; dense.
Example: a compact cluster of houses

Synonyms of "compact"

dense | packed close | close-packed | tightly packed | pressed together |

Definition: [adjective] Composed or made up of.
Example: towns compact of wooden houses