Hiatus

n. (pl. fuses) 1 break or gap in a series or sequence. 2 break between two vowels coming together but not in the same syllable, as in though oft the ear. [Latin hio gape] hibernate rhaiba,neitl v. (ling) (of an animal) spend the winter in a dormant state. o hibernation /.’neif(a)ni n. [Latin hibernus wintry]