Hiatus vs Siesta - What's the difference?
hiatus | siesta |
A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
An interruption, break or pause.
An unexpected break from work.
(geology) A gap in geological strata.
(anatomy) An opening in an organ.
(linguistics)
# A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)
# The condition of having such a break.
As nouns the difference between hiatus and siesta
is that hiatus is a gap in a series, making it incomplete while siesta is a nap, especially an afternoon one taken after lunch in some cultures.As a verb siesta is
to take a siesta; to nap.hiatus
English
Noun
(en-noun)- The band took a hiatus for three months.
- Hiatus aorticus is an opening in the diaphragm through which aorta and thoracic duct pass.
- Words like'' reality ''and'' naïve ''contain vowels in hiatus .