'Hiatus' definitions:
Definition of 'hiatus'
(from WordNet)
noun
An interruption in the intensity or amount of something [syn: suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement]
noun
A missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
noun
A natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure [syn: foramen, hiatus]
Definition of 'Hiatus'
From: GCIDE
- Hiatus \Hi*a"tus\, n.; pl. L. Hiatus, E. Hiatuses. [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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Gram.) The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hiatus'
From: GCIDE
- Hiatus \Hi*a"tus\, n.; pl. L. Hiatus, E. Hiatuses. [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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Gram.) The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hiatus'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aperture,
- arrearage,
- breach,
- break,
- broaching,
- caesura,
- cavity,
- cessation,
- chasm,
- check,
- clearance,
- clearing,
- cleft,
- crack,
- defalcation,
- defect,
- deficiency,
- deficit,
- disclosure,
- discontinuity,
- distance between,
- double space,
- em space,
- en space,
- fenestra,
- fissure,
- fistula,
- fontanel,
- foramen,
- freeboard,
- gap,
- gape,
- gat,
- gulf,
- hair space,
- half space,
- hole,
- hollow,
- inlet,
- interim,
- intermediate space,
- intermission,
- interruption,
- interspace,
- interstice,
- interval,
- jump,
- lack,
- lacuna,
- laying open,
- leak,
- leap,
- leeway,
- letup,
- lull,
- margin,
- missing link,
- need,
- omission,
- opening,
- opening up,
- orifice,
- outage,
- outlet,
- passageway,
- pause,
- pore,
- room,
- shortage,
- single space,
- slot,
- space,
- space between,
- split,
- stoma,
- suspension,
- throwing open,
- time interval,
- ullage,
- uncorking,
- unstopping,
- want,
- wantage,
- yawn