hiatus
hi·a·tus / hīˈātəs/ • n. (pl. -tus·es) [usu. in sing.] a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process: there was a brief hiatus in the war with France. ∎ Prosody & Gram. a break between two vowels coming together but not in the same syllable, as in the ear and cooperate.DERIVATIVES: hi·a·tal / -ˈātəl/ adj.
hiatus
hiatus (hy-ay-tŭs) n. an opening or aperture. For example, the diaphragm contains hiatuses for the oesophagus and aorta. h. hernia see hernia.
hiatus
hiatus gap, chasm XVI; interruption of continuity XVII; break between two vowels XVIII. — L. hiātus gaping, opening, f. hiāre gape.
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