Hyphenation of envelope

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

en-ve-lope

Definitions of envelope:

1.	A flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
2.	Any wrapper or covering
3.	A curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves
4.	A natural covering (as by a fluid) The spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet
5.	The maximum operating capability of a system (especially an aircraft) Test pilots try to push the envelope
6.	The bag containing the gas in a balloon

Synonyms of envelope:

noun	container
noun	wrapping, wrap, wrapper
noun	curve, curved shape
noun	covering, natural covering, cover
noun	operating capability, performance capability
noun	gasbag, bag

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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.