Associations to the word «Hiatus»

Wiktionary

HIATUS, noun. A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
HIATUS, noun. An interruption, break or pause.
HIATUS, noun. An unexpected break from work.
HIATUS, noun. (geology) A gap in geological strata.
HIATUS, noun. (anatomy) An opening in an organ.
HIATUS, noun. (linguistics)
HIATUS, noun. A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)
HIATUS, noun. The condition of having such a break.

Dictionary definition

HIATUS, noun. An interruption in the intensity or amount of something.
HIATUS, noun. A missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript).
HIATUS, noun. A natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn