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Hyphenation for “plumb”

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

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 "plumb"

plumb >> /pləm/

Definition: [noun] A plumb bob.
Example: He traces a line in white paint along the wall beyond the leaves, then drops a plumb from a cord stretched between two metal poles posted on either side of the tree.

Definition: [adjective] Vertical.
Example: ensure that the baseboard is straight and plumb

Synonyms of "plumb"

vertical | perpendicular | straight |

Definition: [transitive verb] Measure (the depth of a body of water)
Example: I plumbed the depth and found the bottom of the shelf to be seven meters down

Definition: [transitive verb] Test (an upright surface) to determine the vertical.
Example: they are valuable aids in plumbing the frames and keeping the side of the ship fair

Definition: [adverb] Exactly.

Synonyms of "plumb"

right | exactly | precisely | directly | dead | straight | without interruption |

Definition: [adverb] Vertically.
Example: drapery fell from their human forms plumb down

Synonyms of "plumb"

vertically | perpendicularly | straight up | straight up and down |