Hyphenation.one

Hyphenation for “strain”

Showing how to split the syllables of “strain”.

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

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 "strain"

strain >> streɪn

Definition: [verb] force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make an unusually great effort.
Example: I stopped and listened, straining my ears for any sound

Synonyms of "strain"

Definition: [verb] pour (a mainly liquid substance) through a porous or perforated device or material in order to separate out any solid matter.
Example: strain the custard into a bowl

Synonyms of "strain"

Definition: [noun] a force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree.
Example: the usual type of chair puts an enormous strain on the spine

Synonyms of "strain"

tension | tightness | tautness | shear | distension | tensity |

Definition: [noun] a severe or excessive demand on the strength, resources, or abilities of someone or something.
Example: the accusations put a strain on relations between the two countries

Synonyms of "strain"

pressure | demands | burdens | exertions | stress | tension | hassle |

Definition: [noun] the sound of a piece of music.
Example: the distant strains of the brass band grew louder

Synonyms of "strain"

sound | music | melody | tune | air | song |