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countable and uncountable, plural hiatus or hiatuses
A gap in a series, making it incomplete. examples
An interruption, break or pause. examples
An unexpected break from work. examples
(geology) A gap in geological strata. quotations
The beginning of the Mesozoic Era on the Colorado Plateau is marked by a regional hiatus or break of sedimentary deposition that lasted about 25 to 30 Ma.
2012, Chinle Miller, “The Tectonic Forces of the Mesozoic”, in In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition, page 33
(anatomy) An opening in an organ. examples
(linguistics, uncountable) A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.) examples
A temporary absence from the public or the mainstream. examples