Hyphenation of asteroid

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word asteroid? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

as-ter-oid

Definitions of asteroid:

1.	Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
2.	Shaped like a star

Synonyms of asteroid:

adj	star-shaped, angular, angulate
noun	minor planet, planetoid, planet

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.