hiatus

Nouns

  • (n) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something abatement, reprieve, respite, suspension,
  • (n) a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
  • (n) a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure foramen,

Synonyms

abatement reprieve respite suspension foramen

Words of close approximity

hiatus hernia