What is the meaning of Hiatus?

A gap in a series, making it incomplete.

An interruption, break or pause.

An unexpected break from work.

A gap in geological strata.

An opening in an organ.

A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)

A temporary absence from the public or the mainstream.

hiatus (syllable break between two vowels)

hiatus (opening in an organ)

hiatus, gap

hiatus

A hiatus, opening, gap, aperture, cleft

Alternative form of hiato

Alternative form of hiat

Source: wiktionary.org