Associations to the word «Hiatus»

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.

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.