The difference between Gap and Hiatus
When used as nouns, gap means an opening in anything made by breaking or parting, whereas hiatus means a gap in a series, making it incomplete.
Gap is also verb with the meaning: to notch, as a sword or knife.
check bellow for the other definitions of Gap and Hiatus
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Gap as a noun:
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
Examples:
"He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot."
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Gap as a noun:
An opening allowing passage or entrance.
Examples:
"We can slip through that gap between the buildings."
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Gap as a noun:
An opening that implies a breach or defect.
Examples:
"There is a gap between the roof and the gutter."
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Gap as a noun:
A vacant space or time.
Examples:
"I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday."
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Gap as a noun:
A hiatus.
Examples:
"I'm taking a gap."
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Gap as a noun:
A mountain or hill pass.
Examples:
"The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains."
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Gap as a noun (Sussex):
A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).
Examples:
"At Birling Gap we can stop and go have a picnic on the beach."
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Gap as a noun (baseball):
The regions between the outfielders.
Examples:
"Jones doubled through the gap."
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Gap as a noun (Australia, for a medical or pharmacy item):
The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.
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Gap as a noun (AU):
(usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.
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Gap as a noun (genetics):
An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.
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Gap as a verb (transitive):
To notch, as a sword or knife.
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Gap as a verb (transitive):
To make an opening in; to breach.
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Gap as a verb (transitive):
To check the size of a gap.
Examples:
"I gapped all the spark plugs in my car, but then realized I had used the wrong manual and had made them too small."
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Gap as a noun:
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Hiatus as a noun:
A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
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Hiatus as a noun:
An interruption, break or pause.
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Hiatus as a noun:
An unexpected break from work.
Examples:
"[[wikipedia:Twenty_One_Pilots Twenty one pilots’]] hiatus seems like it‘s never going to end."
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Hiatus as a noun (geology):
A gap in geological strata.
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Hiatus as a noun (anatomy):
An opening in an organ.
Examples:
"Hiatus aorticus is an opening in the diaphragm through which aorta and thoracic duct pass."
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Hiatus as a noun (linguistics):
A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare .)
Examples:
"Words like'' reality ''and'' naïve ''contain vowels in hiatus."