Look up: Hiatus

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   hiatus
   [n] - a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
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   Hiatus
   A period of non-activity - the period between advertising flights.
   Found on http://www.agbnielsen.co.uk/agb/index.ph
   
   
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   hiatus
   A normal gap in the diaphragm which the oesophagus passes through.
   Found on http://digestivedisorders.org.uk/Default
   
   
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   Hiatus
   An opening.
   Found on http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/docs/GLOSSA
   
   
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   Hiatus
   Hiatus: An opening, as in the diaphragm. When there is an unusually wide opening in the diaphragm, there can be a hiatus (or hiatal) hernia. In Latin an hiatus is 'an opening, gaping mouth, or chasm.' It is derived from the verb 'hiare' meaning 'to gape or yawn.' Therefore, a 'hiatus' is a gaping opening in anything, such as the opening in a cliff ...
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   Hiatus
   Is a small piece of property between two parcels of land not belonging to either property owner.
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   Hiatus
   Hi·a'tus noun ; plural Latin Hiatus , English Hiatuses . [ Latin , from hiare , hiatum , to gape; akin to English yawn . See Yawn .] 1. An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm; esp., a defect in a manuscript, where some part is lost or effaced; a space where something is wanting; a break. 2. (Gram.) The concurrence of two vo ...
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   hiatus
   An aperture, opening, or foramen. ... Origin: L. An aperture, fr. Hio, pp. Hiatus, to yawn ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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   hiatus
   noun a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
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    Hiatus
    `Hiatus` may refer to: *A break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc. (See Recess) *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 opening in the diaphragm through whi...
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    hiatus
    (hi-a´tәs) Latin word meaning an opening, gap, or cleft. adj., hia´tal, adj. . aortic hiatus , hiatus aorticus the opening in the diaphragm through which the aorta and thoracic duct pass. Inferior view of th...
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    Hiatus
    • (n.) An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm; esp., a defect in a manuscript, where some part is lost or effaced; a space where something is wanting; a break. • (pl. ) of Hiatus • (n.) The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables.
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    hiatus
    in prosody, a break in sound between two vowels that occur together without an intervening consonant, both vowels being clearly enunciated. The two ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/46
    
    
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    hiatus
    hiatus 1. A gape, 'large opening' or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break. 2. A gap or a break, pause, or cleft. 3. A slight pause occurring when two adjacent vowels in consecutive syllables are pronounced, as in 'duality'. 4. In anatomy, a separation, aperture, fissure, or short passage in an organ or body part; gap between structures. ...
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    hiatus
    An aperture, opening, or foramen. [L. an aperture, fr. hio, pp. hiatus, to yawn]
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