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Hyphenation for “float”

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

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 "float"

float >> fləʊt

Definition: [verb] rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking.
Example: she relaxed, floating gently in the water

Synonyms of "float"

stay afloat | stay on the surface | be buoyant | be buoyed up |

Definition: [verb] move or hover slowly and lightly in a liquid or the air; drift.
Example: clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky

Synonyms of "float"

hover | levitate | be suspended | hang | defy gravity | drift | glide | sail | slip | slide | waft | flow | stream | move | travel | be carried |

Definition: [verb] put forward (an idea) as a suggestion or test of reactions.

Synonyms of "float"

suggest | put forward | come up with | submit | raise | moot | propose | advance | offer | proffer | posit | present | table | test the popularity of |

Definition: [verb] (of a currency) fluctuate freely in value in accordance with supply and demand in the financial markets.
Example: a policy of letting the pound float

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Definition: [noun] a thing that is buoyant in water.

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Definition: [noun] a small vehicle or cart, especially one powered by electricity.

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Definition: [noun] a sum of money used for change at the beginning of a period of trading in a shop or stall etc., or for minor expenditures.

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Definition: [noun] a hand tool with a rectangular blade used for smoothing plaster.

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Definition: [noun] a soft drink with a scoop of ice cream floating in it.
Example: ice-cream floats

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Definition: [noun] (in critical path analysis) the period of time by which the duration of an activity may be extended without affecting the overall time for the process.

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