Hyphenation of “generator”
The standard US-English hyphenation shown for generator is gen-er-a-tor, with 3 possible break points in this result.
US English hyphenation
gen-er-a-tor
4 segments3 break points
British English pattern result
gen-er-at-or
The GB pattern set returns a different line-break pattern. Pattern differences are not automatically treated as a linguistic US/UK difference.
What does “generator” mean?
generator: a person or thing that generates something.
1
noun
a person or thing that generates something.
2
noun
a dynamo or similar machine for converting mechanical energy into electricity.
How “generator” is split
gen·er·a·tor
For US English, the hyphenation result is gen-er-a-tor. This gives 3 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns gen-er-at-or.
Questions about “generator”
How do you hyphenate “generator”?
In the US-English result used here, generator is hyphenated as gen-er-a-tor.
Where can “generator” break at the end of a line?
The returned US pattern contains 3 possible break points.
What does “generator” mean?
a person or thing that generates something.