HIATUS


Meaning of HIATUS in English

[ hʌɪ'eɪtəs ]

■ noun ( plural ~es ) a pause or gap in continuity.

↘ Prosody & Grammar a break between two vowels coming together but not in the same syllable, as in the ear .

Derivatives

hiatal adjective

Origin

C16: from L., lit. 'gaping'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.