hiatus

hi·a·tus

 (hī-ā′təs)

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 hiātus, from past participle of hiāre, to gape.]

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hi·a′tal (-āt′l) adj.

hiatus

(haɪˈeɪtəs)

n, pl -tuses or -tus

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

2. a break or interruption in continuity

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

4. (Anatomy) anatomy a natural opening or aperture; foramen

5. (Anatomy) anatomy a less common word for vulva

[C16: from Latin: gap, cleft, aperture, from hiāre to gape, yawn]

hiˈatal adj

hi•a•tus

(haɪˈeɪ təs)

n., pl. -tus•es, -tus.

1. a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.

2. a missing part; gap or lacuna.

3. any gap or opening.

4. the coming together, with or without a break or slight pause, of two adjacent vowels in different syllables, as in see easily.

5. a natural fissure, cleft, or foramen in a bone or other structure.

[1555–65; < Latin hiātus opening, gap =hiā(re) to gape, open + -tus suffix of v. action]

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"

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.

hiatus

noun

An interval during which continuity is suspended:

break, gap, interim, lacuna, void.

Translations

Hiatus

παύση

hiatopausavacacionesdescanso

aukkohiatuskeskeytyslomarako

iatolacunabuca

vakantie

ferie

przerwa

hiato

зияниеперерывтрещинахиатус

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

hi·a·tus

n. hiatus, abertura, orificio, fisura.

hiatus

n (anat) hiato