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Diastem vs Hiatus - What's the difference?

diastem | hiatus |

In geology terms the difference between diastem and hiatus

is that diastem is a minor depositional break while hiatus is a gap in geological strata.

As nouns the difference between diastem and hiatus

is that diastem is intervening space; interval while hiatus is a gap in a series, making it incomplete.

diastem

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Intervening space; interval.
  • (obsolete, music) An interval.
  • (geology) A minor depositional break.
    • (Webster 1913)

    hiatus

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
  • An interruption, break or pause.
  • An unexpected break from work.
    • The band took a hiatus for three months.
  • (geology) A gap in geological strata.
  • (anatomy) An opening in an organ.
    • Hiatus aorticus is an opening in the diaphragm through which aorta and thoracic duct pass.
  • (linguistics)
  • # A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)
  • # The condition of having such a break.
  • Words like'' reality ''and'' naïve ''contain vowels in hiatus .

    • Synonyms

    * break (1)