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hiatusOne entry found. Main Entry: hi·a·tus Pronunciation: \hī-ˈā-təs\ Function: noun Etymology: Latin, from hiare to yawn — more at yawn Date: 1563 1 a : a break in or as if in a material object : gap <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
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