Hyphenation of elevator

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word elevator? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

el-e-va-tor

Definitions of elevator:

1.	Lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
2.	The airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend

Synonyms of elevator:

noun	lift, lifting device
noun	airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface

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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.