имя существительное 1) лакуна, пробел, пропуск 2) [лингвистика] зияние, хиатус 3) [медицина] хиатус, отверстие
noun Etymology: Latin, from hiare to yawn — more at yawn 1. a. a break in or as if in a material object; gap Example: the hiatus between the theory and the practice of the party — J. G. Colton b. a gap or passage in an anatomical part or organ 2. a. an interruption in time or continuity; break; especially a period when something (as a program or activity) is suspended or interrupted Example: after a 5-year hiatus from writing b. the occurrence of two vowel sounds without pause or intervening consonantal sound