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I see people write "eight petal shaped panels", "eight-petal shaped panels", "eight petal-shaped panels", as well as "eight-petal-shaped panels".
Why do some of them use dash and some don't?
Are they all correct?
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I see people write "eight petal shaped panels", "eight-petal shaped panels", "eight petal-shaped panels", as well as "eight-petal-shaped panels". Why do some of them use dash and some don't?
Are they all correct?
A hyphen is used to join two words that are closely connected.

1. petal-shaped panels (the shape is that of a petal)
2. eight-petal shaped panels (the petal has eight parts)
3. eight-petal-shaped panels (the shape is that of a petal, and the petal has eight parts)

2. and 3. mean the same thing; The second dash in 3. is not necessary:

Examples
1. There are eight panels and they are petal-shaped.
2. There are eight panels and they are eight-petal shaped.
3. There are eight panels and they are petal-shaped, and shape of the petal has eight parts.
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I got it.

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