Hyphenation of decimal

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

dec-i-mal

Definitions of decimal:

1.	A proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
2.	A number in the decimal system
3.	Numbered or proceeding by tens Based on ten The decimal system

Synonyms of decimal:

adj	denary, quantitative
adj	quantitative
noun	decimal fraction, proper fraction
noun	number

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.