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Hyphenation for “poppet”

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

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 "poppet"

poppet >> /ˈpɑpət/

Definition: [noun] An endearingly sweet or pretty child or young girl (often used as an affectionate form of address)

Synonyms of "poppet"

young woman | young lady | girl | slip of a girl |

Definition: [noun] A small figure of a human being used in sorcery and witchcraft.
Example: But my husband gets these crazy ideas that my poppets are voodoo dolls and that I stick pins in them.

Definition: [noun] A mushroom-shaped valve with a flat end piece that is lifted in and out of an opening by an axial rod.
Example: The fuel pressure overcomes the spring tension in the poppet valve, forcing it from its ball and seat, injecting fuel into the prospective cylinder.