What does hiatus mean?
Definitions for hiatus
haɪˈeɪ təshia·tus
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Princeton's WordNet
suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatementnoun
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
hiatusnoun
a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
foramen, hiatusnoun
a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
Wiktionary
hiatusnoun
A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
hiatusnoun
A gap in geological strata.
hiatusnoun
An opening in an organ.
Hiatus aorticus is an opening in the diaphragm through which aorta and thoracic duct pass.
hiatusnoun
An interruption, break or pause.
hiatusnoun
A vacation, break from work.
The band took a hiatus for three months.
Etymology: From hiatus, from hio.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hiatusnoun
Etymology: hiatus, Latin.
Those hiatus’s are at the bottom of the sea, whereby the abyss below open into and communicates with it. John Woodward.
The hiatus should be avoided with more care in poetry than in oratory; and I would try to prevent it, unless where the cutting it off is more prejudicial to the sound than the hiatus itself. Alexander Pope.
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hiatus
A hiatus is a pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity. It often refers to a period of time when someone does not do something they usually do, like work or an ongoing project. In phonetics, it refers to the occurrence of two adjacent vowel sounds in separate syllables. Additionally, in the field of medicine, it refers to a gap or opening in an organ.
Webster Dictionary
Hiatus
of Hiatus
Hiatusnoun
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
Hiatusnoun
the concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables
Etymology: [L., fr. hiare, hiatum, to gape; akin to E. yawn. See Yawn.]
Wikidata
Hiatus
In phonology, hiatus or diaeresis refers to two vowel sounds occurring in adjacent syllables, with no intervening consonant. When two adjacent vowel sounds occur in the same syllable, the result is instead described as a diphthong. The English words hiatus and diaeresis themselves contain a hiatus between the first and second syllables.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hiatus
hī-ā′tus, n. a gap: an opening: a chasm: a break in continuity, a defect: (gram.) a concurrence of vowel sounds in two successive syllables. [L.,—hiāre, hiātum, to gape.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hiatus in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hiatus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of hiatus in a Sentence
I believe we are looking at a 2-3 year hiatus in those large-scale energy projects where financing would be international.
It's ironic that I've definitely reached a pinnacle in my acting space, which is amazing, but it means that I can't really take time out to concentrate on music, but next year, the whole of the spring through April, is dedicated to touring and putting out this Hiatus album alongside a string of tours.
I mean you can imagine a world where female writers aren't saying,' Oh, I have to ovulate during hiatus,' it would be nice to imagine a world where that wasn't such a huge deal because there were things in place to help you do that while you're doing your job, and why shouldn't there be that for women ?
Mrs. Christie has decided to take a hiatus from her work in the finance world to spend more time with her family and young children, she recently resigned her position as a managing director at Angelo Gordon.
There is no hiatus (in global warming). Multiple lines of evidence suggest that the earth is warming.
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- ثغرةArabic
- hiatCatalan, Valencian
- hiátCzech
- LückeGerman
- παύσηGreek
- hiato, descanso, vacaciones, pausaSpanish
- keskeytys, aukko, loma, hiatus, rako, taukoFinnish
- ljóðgloppFaroese
- hiatusFrench
- séanasIrish
- hiatasScottish Gaelic
- hiatusIndonesian
- vacanza, breccia, pausa, periodo sabbatico, buco, lacuna, interruzione, iatoItalian
- מִבקָעHebrew
- 中断Japanese
- hiatusLatin
- lacune, interruptie, pauze, hiaat, gat, vakantie, onderbrekingDutch
- ferieNorwegian
- przerwaPolish
- lacuna, hiatoPortuguese
- хиатус, пробел, трещина, перерыв, лакуна, пропуск, зияниеRussian
- hiatus, avbrott, gap, uppehållSwedish
- 裂缝Chinese
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