just a defintion will do....no BS please
2006-08-28 05:31:21 · 9 answers · asked by paperclips86 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Hiatus may refer to:
* A large gap in geological strata (usually a break in the deposition of sediment)
* A natural fissure in a bone (see Foramen)
* A small difference in pitch between two musical tones (see Interval (music))
* Hiatus (linguistics), a phonological term referring to the lack of a consonant separating two vowels in separate syllables, as in co-operation
* Esophageal hiatus, the defect in the diaphragm through which the esophagus passes from the thorax into the abdomen
* Hiatus (television)
* A euphemism for unemployment
* A vacation
* An inactivity of a band that has not formally broken up
2006-08-28 05:36:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hiatus may refer to:
A large gap in geological strata (usually a break in the deposition of sediment)
A natural fissure in a bone (see Foramen)
A small difference in pitch between two musical tones (see Interval (music))
Hiatus (linguistics), a phonological term referring to the lack of a consonant separating two vowels in separate syllables, as in co-operation
Esophageal hiatus, the defect in the diaphragm through which the esophagus passes from the thorax into the abdomen
Hiatus (television)
A euphemism for unemployment
A vacation
An inactivity of a band that has not formally broken up
2006-08-28 06:01:37 · answer #2 · answered by landkm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.) a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc. 2.) a missing part: gap or lacuna 3.) any gap or opening. 4.) to come together, with or without a break or slight pause, of two adjacent vowels in different sylaballes, as in see easily. 5.) a natural fissure, cleft, or foreman in a bone or other structure.
2006-08-28 05:42:26 · answer #3 · answered by angeleloves 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just means a Gap. The gap in anything as in a space, a time. That is it can be a missing part or be an interruption.
2006-08-28 17:50:40 · answer #4 · answered by Lakshmi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Literally it means "a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc."
2006-08-31 06:57:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just means a gap or an opening.
2006-08-28 05:36:26 · answer #6 · answered by the last ninja 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A break , interruption or pause
2006-08-28 05:36:23 · answer #7 · answered by Shona L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On vacation...on a break
2006-08-28 05:34:35 · answer #8 · answered by 77 snoodles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
temporary suspension
2006-08-28 05:52:07 · answer #9 · answered by Krystal G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋