Hiatus : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Hiatus	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Hiatus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hiatus n an interruption in the intensity or amount of something Synonym(s): suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript) a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure Synonym(s): foramen, hiatus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 2. (Gram.) The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables. --Pope.