HIATUS

foramen, hiatus

(noun) a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure

hiatus

(noun) a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)

suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement

(noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

hiatus (countable and uncountable, plural hiatus or hiatuses)

A gap in a series, making it incomplete.

An interruption, break or pause.

An unexpected break from work.

(geology) A gap in geological strata.

(anatomy) An opening in an organ.

(linguistics, uncountable) A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)

Synonyms

• (gap in series): break

• (interruption, break, pause): breather, moratorium, recess; see also pause

Anagrams

• hutias

Source: Wiktionary

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Hi*a"tus, n.; pl. L. Hiatus, E. Hiatuses. Etym: [L., fr. hiare, hiatum, to gape; akin to E. yawn. See Yawn.]

1. An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm; esp., a defect in a manuscript, where some part is lost or effaced; a space where something is wanting; a break.

2. (Gram.)

Definition: The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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