Hiatus

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Etymology 1.1.2 Synonyms 1.1.3 Translations

English

Noun

hiatus (hiatuses )

1. a break or pause
2. a linguistic term. It describes a pause between same vowels at the end and the beginning of a word, as in "co'operation".
3. a gap in geological strata.
4. a fissure in a bone.
5. a small difference in pitch between two musical tones, cf. Interval (music)
6. a temporary pause in such activities as blogging or column writing

Etymology

Derives from Latin hiatus, -us, m.: gap; cf. hiare, hio, hiavi (hisco); (χαίνω) έ-χαν-ον, κέχηνα; Old High German ginēn; German 'gähnen' -> "yawn")

Synonyms

• break
• glottal stop

Translations

• Chinese: 間隙 , 间隙
• Dutch: hiaat n
• German: Lücke f
• Greek: παύση f (paúse)
• Korean: 중절
• Spanish: hiato m