hiatus.
A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
Meaning & usage
A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
An interruption, break, pause or absence.
The band decided to go on hiatus, citing creative differences.
An temporary break from work, especially one which is unexpected.
A gap in geological strata.
An opening in an organ.
Hiatus aorticus is an opening in the diaphragm through which aorta and thoracic duct pass.
A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant.
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin hiātus (“opening”) (mid-16th century), from hiō (“stand open, yawn”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.