Hyphenation for “pulley”
Showing how to split the syllables of “pulley”.
What is the correct hyphenation for “pulley”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "pulley" 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 “pulley” 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: „pulley“ ⟶
„pul-ley“.
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 "pulley"
pulley >> /ˈpʊli/
Definition: [transitive verb] Hoist with a pulley.
Example: the tree house was built on the ground and pulleyed into the branches
Definition: [noun] A wheel with a grooved rim around which a cord passes. It acts to change the direction of a force applied to the cord and is chiefly used (typically in combination) to raise heavy weights.
Example: Prior to World War II, the sash (the parts that move) was counterweighted by a temperamental arrangement of cords, pulleys and iron weights.
Synonyms of "pulley"
lifting gear
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crane
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winch
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tackle
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block and tackle
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pulley
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windlass
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davit
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derrick
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