Hiatus

Definition:

(pl. ) of 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.
(n.) The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables.

Compare hiatus with other words:

hiatus vs. suspension

hiatus vs. spell

hiatus vs. sinus

hiatus vs. scourge

foramen vs. hiatus

fissure vs. hiatus

hiatus vs. stop

hiatus vs. lacuna

diphthong vs. hiatus

consonant vs. hiatus

hiatus vs. vowel

hiatus vs. strata

geological vs. hiatus

hiatus vs. vacation

break vs. hiatus

hiatus vs. pause

hiatus vs. interruption

hiatus vs. series

hiatus vs. incomplete