Syllabication

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

syllabication
    n 1: forming or dividing words into syllables [syn:
         {syllabication}, {syllabification}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Syllabication \Syl*lab`i*ca"tion\, n.
   The act of forming syllables; the act or method of dividing
   words into syllables. See Guide to Pron., [sect]275.
   [1913 Webster]