Definitions for Hiatus
haɪˈeɪ təshia·tus

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatementnoun

   an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

2. hiatusnoun

   a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)

3. foramen, hiatusnoun

   a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hiatusnoun

   A gap in a series, making it incomplete.

2. hiatusnoun

   A gap in geological strata.

3. hiatusnoun

   An opening in an organ.

   Hiatus aorticus is an opening in the diaphragm through which aorta and thoracic duct pass.

4. hiatusnoun

   An interruption, break or pause.

5. hiatusnoun

   A vacation, break from work.

   The band took a hiatus for three months.

6. Etymology: From hiatus, from hio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hiatusnoun

   Etymology: hiatus, Latin.

   1. An aperture; a breach.

   Those hiatus’s are at the bottom of the sea, whereby the abyss below open into and communicates with it. John Woodward.

   2. The opening of the mouth by the succession of an initial to a final vowel.

   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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Hiatus

   of Hiatus

2. 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

3. Hiatusnoun

   the concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables

4. Etymology: [L., fr. hiare, hiatum, to gape; akin to E. yawn. See Yawn.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.]

Matched Categories

1. • Interruption
   • Opening
   • Piece

How to pronounce Hiatus?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Hiatus in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hiatus in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hiatus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Hiatus in a Sentence

1. Hoesung Lee:

   There is no hiatus (in global warming). Multiple lines of evidence suggest that the earth is warming.

2. Rachel Maddow:

   There may eventually be another hiatus again sometime in my future, but for now we are just taking it one step at a time.

3. Kevin Roberts:

   Chris Christie has decided to take a hiatus from Chris Christie work in the finance world to spend more time with Chris Christie family and young children.

4. Chief Executive Richard Howson:

   It's actually well timed ... the hiatus in awards from government gives us the breathing room to mobilise these contracts much more effectively this year, we fully expect in the fourth quarter to have clarity from the departments on their future programmes, a return to decision making and bidding for central government departments.

5. Ram Ben-Barak:

   The Americans are satisfied because, in their thinking, diplomacy succeeded. But we are very, very worried and the Gulf countries are very, very worried and it is absolutely clear to everyone that this hiatus is utterly temporary.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Hiatus
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hiatus
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Hiatus
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hiatus
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Hiatus
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Hiatus