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Hyphenation for “gauges”

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

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 "gauges"

gauges >> ɡeɪdʒ

Definition: [noun] an instrument that measures and gives a visual display of the amount, level, or contents of something.
Example: a fuel gauge

Synonyms of "gauges"

measuring instrument | measuring device | meter | measure | indicator | dial | scale | index | display |

Definition: [noun] the thickness, size, or capacity of something, especially as a standard measure.

Synonyms of "gauges"

size | measure | extent | degree | scope | capacity | magnitude | width | breadth | area | thickness | span | depth | height | bore | calibre | diameter |

Definition: [noun] the position of a sailing ship to windward ( the weather gage ) or leeward ( the lee gage ) of another.
Example: the French fleet was heavily outnumbered but had the weather gage

Synonyms of "gauges"

Definition: [verb] estimate or determine the amount, level, or volume of.
Example: astronomers can gauge the star's intrinsic brightness

Synonyms of "gauges"

measure | calculate | compute | work out | determine | ascertain | count | weigh | quantify | put a figure on |

Definition: [verb] measure the dimensions of (an object) with a gauge.
Example: when dry, the assemblies can be gauged exactly and planed to width

Synonyms of "gauges"