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Hyphenation for “square”

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

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 "square"

square >> /skwɛr/

Definition: [noun] A plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles.
Example: a grid of ruled squares

Definition: [noun] An open (typically four-sided) area surrounded by buildings in a town, village, or city.
Example: a market square

Synonyms of "square"

marketplace | close | quadrangle | quad | courtyard |

Definition: [noun] The product of a number multiplied by itself.
Example: a circle's area is proportional to the square of its radius

Definition: [noun] An L-shaped or T-shaped instrument used for obtaining or testing right angles.
Example: a carpenter's square

Definition: [noun] A person considered to be old-fashioned or boringly conventional in attitude or behavior.

Synonyms of "square"

fogey | old fogey | conservative | traditionalist | conventionalist | diehard | conformist | bourgeois | museum piece | fossil | dinosaur | troglodyte |

Definition: [noun] A square meal.

Definition: [adjective] Having the shape or approximate shape of a square.
Example: a square table

Synonyms of "square"

quadrilateral | rectangular | oblong | right-angled | at right angles | perpendicular |

Definition: [adjective] Denoting a unit of measurement equal to the area of a square whose side is of the unit specified.
Example: 30,000 square feet of new gallery space

Definition: [adjective] At right angles; perpendicular.
Example: these lines must be square to the top and bottom marked edges

Synonyms of "square"

at right angles | at 90 degrees | square |

Definition: [adjective] Level or parallel.
Example: place one piece of wood on top of the other, ensuring that they are exactly square

Definition: [adjective] (of two people) owing nothing to each other.
Example: an acknowledgment that we are square

Definition: [adjective] Old-fashioned or boringly conventional.

Synonyms of "square"

old-fashioned | behind the times | out of date | conservative | traditionalist | conventional | diehard | conformist | bourgeois | strait-laced | fogeyish | stuffy | unadventurous | boring |

Definition: [adjective] (of rhythm) simple and straightforward.
Example: The opening sinfonia for strings and trombones is remarkably like several opera overtures of the time, with square rhythms.

Definition: [adverb] Directly; straight.
Example: it hit me square in the forehead

Synonyms of "square"

directly | right | straight | squarely | square | just | dead | point-blank |

Definition: [transitive verb] Make square or rectangular; give a square or rectangular cross section to.
Example: you can square off the other edge

Definition: [transitive verb] Multiply (a number) by itself.
Example: 5 squared equals 25

Definition: [transitive verb] Balance (an account)
Example: they're anxious to square their books before the audit

Definition: [transitive verb] Bring (one's shoulders) into a position in which they appear square and broad, typically to prepare oneself for a difficult task or event.
Example: chin up, shoulders squared, she stepped into the room

Definition: [transitive verb] Secure the help, acquiescence, or silence of (someone), especially by offering an inducement.

Synonyms of "square"

bribe | buy off | buy | corrupt | suborn | give an inducement to |

Definition: [transitive verb] Set (a yard or other part of a ship) approximately at right angles to the keel or other point of reference.

Definition: [transitive verb] (of a planet) have a square aspect with (another planet or position)
Example: Saturn squares the Sun on the 17th