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Hyphenation for “critical”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “critical”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "critical" 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 “critical” 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: „critical“ ⟶ „crit-i-cal“.

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 "critical"

critical >> /ˈkrɪdək(ə)l/

Definition: [adjective] Expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments.
Example: he was critical of many U.S. welfare programs

Synonyms of "critical"

censorious | condemnatory | condemning | castigatory | reproving | denunciatory | deprecatory | disparaging | disapproving | scathing | criticizing | fault-finding | judgemental | negative | unfavourable | unsympathetic |

Definition: [adjective] Expressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a work of literature, music, or art.
Example: she never won the critical acclaim she sought

Synonyms of "critical"

evaluative | analytic | analytical | interpretative | expository | commentative | explanatory | explicative | elucidative |

Definition: [adjective] (of a situation or problem) having the potential to become disastrous; at a point of crisis.
Example: the flood waters had not receded, and the situation was still critical

Synonyms of "critical"

grave | serious | dangerous | risky | perilous | hazardous | precarious | touch-and-go | in the balance | uncertain | desperate | dire | acute | very bad |

Definition: [adjective] Relating to or denoting a point of transition from one state to another.
Example: if the density is less than a certain critical value the gravitational attraction will be too weak to halt the expansion

Definition: [adjective] (of a nuclear reactor or fuel) maintaining a self-sustaining chain reaction.