LACUNA

lacuna, blank

(noun) a blank gap or missing part

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

lacuna (plural lacunae or lacunas)

A small opening; a small pit or depression.

A small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.

An absent part, especially in a book or other piece of writing, often referring to an ancient manuscript or similar.

Any gap, break, hole, or lack in a set of things; something missing.

(microscopy) A space visible between cells, allowing free passage of light.

(translation studies) A language gap, which occurs when there is no direct translation in the target language for a lexical term found in the source language.

Synonyms

• hiatus

• gap

• (translation studies): anisomorphism

Anagrams

• canula

Source: Wiktionary

La*cu"na, n.; pl. L. Lacunæ; E. Lacunas. Etym: [L., ditch, pit, lake, orig., anything hollow. See Lagoon.]

1. A small opening; a small pit or depression; a small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: A small opening; a small depression or cavity; a space, as a vacant space between the cells of plants, or one of the spaces left among the tissues of the lower animals, which serve in place of vessels for the circulation of the body fluids, or the cavity or sac, usually of very small size, in a mucous membrane.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition