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Hyphenation for “lateral”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “lateral”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "lateral" 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 “lateral” 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: „lateral“ ⟶ „lat-er-al“.

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 "lateral"

lateral >> ˈlat(ə)r(ə)l

Definition: [adjective] of, at, towards, or from the side or sides.
Example: the plant takes up water through its lateral roots

Synonyms of "lateral"

sideways | sidewise | sidelong | sideward | edgewise | edgeways | side | flank | wing | indirect | oblique | slanting |

Definition: [adjective] involving lateral thinking.
Example: he's very creative in a lateral way

Synonyms of "lateral"

unorthodox | inventive | creative | imaginative | original | innovative | ingenious |

Definition: [adjective] (of a consonant, especially the English clear l ) pronounced with partial closure of the air passage by the tongue, which is so placed as to allow the breath to flow on one or both sides of the point of contact.

Synonyms of "lateral"

Definition: [noun] a side part of something, especially a shoot or branch growing out from the side of a stem.
Example: cut back all the laterals to within two buds of the main stem

Synonyms of "lateral"

Definition: [noun] a lateral consonant.

Synonyms of "lateral"

Definition: [noun] a pass thrown either sideways or back.

Synonyms of "lateral"