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Hyphenation for “weights”

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

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 "weights"

weights >> weɪt

Definition: [noun] a body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing.
Example: he was at least fifteen stone in weight

Synonyms of "weights"

heaviness | mass | load | burden | pressure | force | poundage | tonnage | avoirdupois |

Definition: [noun] a piece of metal known to weigh a definite amount and used on scales to determine how heavy an object or quantity of a substance is.
Example: the herbalist spooned the powder on to scales with tiny brass weights

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Definition: [verb] hold (something) down by placing a heavy object on top of it.
Example: a mug half filled with coffee weighted down a stack of papers

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Definition: [verb] attribute importance or value to.
Example: speaking, reading, and writing should be weighted equally in the assessment

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Definition: [verb] assign a handicap weight to (a horse).

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Definition: [verb] treat (a fabric) with a mineral to make it seem thicker and heavier.

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