hiatus

hi·a·tus  (h-ts)

n. pl. hi·a·tus·es or hiatus

1. A gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break: "We are likely to be disconcerted by . . . hiatuses of thought" (Edmund Wilson).

2. Linguistics A slight pause that occurs when two immediately adjacent vowels in consecutive syllables are pronounced, as in reality and naive.

3. Anatomy A separation, aperture, fissure, or short passage in an organ or body part.

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[Latin hitus, from past participle of hire, to gape.]

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hi·atal (-tl) adj.

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hiatus [haɪˈeɪtəs]

n pl -tuses, -tus

1. (esp in manuscripts) a break or gap where something is missing

2. a break or interruption in continuity

3. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) a break between adjacent vowels in the pronunciation of a word

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy a natural opening or aperture; foramen

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy a less common word for vulva

[from Latin: gap, cleft, aperture, from hiāre to gape, yawn]

hiatal  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hiatus - an interruption in the intensity or amount of something abatement, reprieve, respite, suspension break, interruption - some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" defervescence - abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature remission, subsidence, remittal - an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission"
	2.	hiatus - a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript) piece - an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"
	3.	hiatus - a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure foramen foramen of Monro, interventricular foramen, Monro's foramen - the small opening (on both the right and left sides) that connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon with the lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere foramen magnum - the large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes opening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"

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hiatus

noun pause, break, interval, space, gap, breach, blank, lapse, interruption, respite, chasm, discontinuity, lacuna, entr'acte Efforts to reach a settlement resume today after a two-week hiatus.

Translations

hiatus [haɪˈeɪtəs] N (hiatuses or hiatus (pl)) (Gram) → hiato m (fig) → vacío m, interrupción f

hiatus [haɪˈeɪtəs] n

(= pause) → coupure f, lacune f

(LINGUISTICS) → hiatus m

hiatus

n → Lücke f; (Gram, Poet) → Hiatus m; after a two-week hiatus → nach einer Unterbrechung von zwei Wochen

hiatus [haɪˈeɪtəs] n (frm) (gap) → vuoto (Gram) → iato