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Hyphenation for “powder”

Showing how to split the syllables of “powder”.

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

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 "powder"

powder >> /ˈpaʊdər/

Definition: [transitive verb] Apply powder to (the face or body)
Example: she powdered her face and put on a dab of perfume

Synonyms of "powder"

dust | cover with powder | dredge with powder | sprinkle with powder | talc |

Definition: [transitive verb] Reduce (a substance) to a powder by drying or crushing it.
Example: then the rose petals are dried and powdered

Synonyms of "powder"

dried | freeze-dried | dehydrated |

Definition: [noun] Fine, dry particles produced by the grinding, crushing, or disintegration of a solid substance.
Example: crush the poppy seeds to a powder

Synonyms of "powder"

dust | fine particles | fine grains |

Definition: [noun] Light, dry, newly fallen snow.
Example: in Aspen, blue skies and good powder drew in record numbers