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English
Adjective
hiatal (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Relating to a hiatus.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From hiatus + -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
hiatal (feminine hiatale, masculine plural hiataux, feminine plural hiatales)
- (anatomy, relational) hiatus
Derived terms
Further reading
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝaˈtal/
- IPA(key): (Argentina and Uruguay) /jaˈtal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: hia‧tal
Adjective
hiatal m or f (masculine and feminine plural hiatales)
- hiatal