word break en · NOUN
Etymology
From word + break.
Meanings
- (usually) A point in writing where a word is split so that part of it is relegated to the next line, typically at the end of a syllable and marked with a hyphen: an intersyllabic division.
- A word boundary, as operationally defined by either linguistics or computing.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordbreak | alternative | lexicographic | |
| word breaks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| word-break | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
line break · section break · hyphenation · page break · paragraph break
Translations (8)
hu szóelválasztás (a point in writing where a word is split so that part of it is relegated to the next line, typically at the end of a syllable and marked with a hyphen) · hu elválasztás (a point in writing where a word is split so that part of it is relegated to the next line, typically at the end of a syllable and marked with a hyphen) · de Worttrennung (a point in writing where a word is split so that part of it is relegated to the next line, typically at the end of a syllable and marked with a hyphen) · nl woordafbreking (a point in writing where a word is split so that part of it is relegated to the next line, typically at the end of a syllable and marked with a hyphen) · es salto de palabra (a point in writing where a word is split so that part of it is relegated to the next line, typically at the end of a syllable and marked with a hyphen) · es limes de palabra (a word boundary) · fr coupure (a point in writing where a word is split so that part of it is relegated to the next line, typically at the end of a syllable and marked with a hyphen) · es linde de palabra (a word boundary)