word break

English

Alternative forms

• wordbreak
• word-break

Etymology

word +‎ break

Noun

word break (plural word breaks)

1. 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.

Related terms

• line break
• page break

Translations

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

• Hungarian: elválasztás (hu), szóelválasztás
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

See also

• hyphenation