Hyphenation for “culverin”
Showing how to split the syllables of “culverin”.
What is the correct hyphenation for “culverin”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "culverin" 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 “culverin” 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: „culverin“ ⟶
„cul-verin“.
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 "culverin"
culverin >> /ˈkəlvərən/
Definition: [noun] A 16th- or 17th- century cannon with a relatively long barrel for its bore, typically about 10 to 13 feet long.
Example: And whereas the Spanish had only 21 culverins (long-range iron guns), the English had 153; whereas the Spanish had 151 demi-culverins, the English had 344.
Definition: [noun] A kind of handgun of the 15th and 16th centuries.