Hyphenation of detection

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

de-tec-tion

Definitions of detection:

1.	The perception that something has occurred or some state exists Early detection can often lead to a cure
2.	The act of detecting something Catching sight of something
3.	The detection that a signal is being received
4.	A police investigation to determine the perpetrator Detection is hard on the feet

Synonyms of detection:

noun	sensing, perception
noun	catching, espial, spying, spotting, discovery, find, uncovering
noun	signal detection, reception
noun	detecting, detective work, sleuthing, police work, police investigation

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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.