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Hyphenation for “shunts”

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

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 "shunts"

shunts >> ʃʌnt

Definition: [verb] push or pull (a train or part of a train) from the main line to a siding or from one line of rails to another.
Example: their train had been shunted into a siding

Synonyms of "shunts"

Definition: [verb] provide (an electrical current) with a conductor joining two points of a circuit, through which more or less of the current may be diverted.
Example: these components are designed to shunt electrical surges away from microcircuits

Synonyms of "shunts"

Definition: [noun] an act of pushing or shoving something.
Example: the engine turnround was helped by a gravity shunt

Synonyms of "shunts"

Definition: [noun] an electrical conductor joining two points of a circuit, through which more or less of a current may be diverted.

Synonyms of "shunts"