1. Espace.
2. Distance. Intervalle entre immeubles.
3. Période.
4. Temps. Intervalle entre deux sessions.
ETYM Old Eng. gap; cf. Icel. gap an empty space, Swed. gap mouth, breach, abyss, Dan. gab mouth, opening, AS. geap expanse; as adj, wide, spacious. Related to Gape.
1. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; SYN. spread.
2. A narrow opening; SYN. crack.
ETYM Latin, from hiare, hiatum, to gape; akin to Eng. yawn. Related to Yawn.
(Irregular plural: hiatuses).
1. A gap, in time or in space.
2. An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm; esp., a defect in a manuscript, where some part is lost or effaced; a space where something is wanting; a break.
Gap; pause, especially between vowels.
1. A set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints.
2. The difference in pitch between two notes; SYN. musical interval.
3. The distance between things; SYN. separation.
In music, the pitch difference between two notes, expressed in terms of the diatonic scale, for example a fifth, or as a harmonic ratio, 3:2.