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| Domain | Definition |
Mining | A. Said of the texture of an igneous rock in which the sizes of the crystals are not in a continuous series but are broken by hiatuses, or in which there are grains of two or more markedly different sizes, as in porphyritic rocks. CF:seriateb. Pertaining to or involving a stratigraphic hiatus. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: HIATAL |
| Specialty definitions using "HIATAL": Nissen Fundoplication. (references) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | You should not worry about having a hiatal hernia. (references) | |
In such cases, the doctor may recommend surgery to repair the hiatal hernia. (references) | ||
Although most hiatal hernias cause no symptoms, some people experience heartburn. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "HIATAL" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 97.37% of the time. "HIATAL" is used about 38 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 97.37% | 37 | 56,631 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.63% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 38 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "HIATAL": Hiatal Hernia. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "HIATAL"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | hiatusslynge (hiatal cingulum), hiatusplastik (hiatal grafting, plastic operation), hiatusinsufficiens (hiatal insufficiency), hiatushernie (hiatal hernia), hiatusdysfagi (hiatal constriction), hernia hiatus oesophagei (gastro-oesophageal hernia, hiatal hernia), snaevre sted paa oesofagus (hiatal constriction), porøs struktur (hiatal structure, hiatal texture), paraoesofagealt hernie (para-oesophageal hiatal hernia), kombineret hiatushernie (combined hiatal hernia), glidehernie (gastro-oesophageal hiatal hernia, sliding hiatal hernia). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | Hiatusinsuffizienz (hiatal insufficiency), hiatusbreuk (hiatal hernia), hiatus hernia (hiatal hernia), hiatoplastiek (hiatal grafting, plastic operation), hernia hiatus oesophagei (hiatal hernia), hernia diaphragmatica oesophagei (hiatal hernia), structuur met verschillende kristalgroottes (hiatal structure, hiatal texture), sliding hernia (gastro-oesophageal hiatal hernia, sliding hiatal hernia), para-esofageale hernia (para-oesophageal hiatal hernia), glijbreuk (gastro-oesophageal hiatal hernia, sliding hiatal hernia). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | huokoinen rakenne (hiatal structure, hiatal texture). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | hernie hiatale para-oesophagienne (para-oesophageal hiatal hernia), hernie hiatale par glissement (gastro-oesophageal hiatal hernia, sliding hiatal hernia), hernie hiatale mixte (combined hiatal hernia), hernie hiatale (hiatal hernia), structure poreuse (hiatal structure, hiatal texture), rétrécissement diaphragmatique de l'oesophage (hiatal constriction), plastie hiatale (hiatal grafting), insuffisance du hiatus oesophagien (hiatal insufficiency), faisceau interne des fibres charnues des piliers du diaphragme (hiatal cingulum), cardia mobile (gastro-oesophageal hiatal hernia, sliding hiatal hernia). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Hiatusinsuffizienz (hiatal insufficiency), Hernia diaphragmatica (diaphragmatic hernia, diaphragmatocele, hiatal hernia), Hernia gastrooesophagea (gastro-oesophageal hiatal hernia, sliding hiatal hernia), Hernia hiatus oesophagei (hiatal hernia), Hiatusdysphagie (hiatal constriction), Hiatusenge (hiatal constriction), Hiatushernie (hiatal hernia), Hiatusplastik (hiatal grafting, plastic operation), Hiatusschlinge (hiatal cingulum), Hiatusgleitbruch (gastro-oesophageal hiatal hernia, sliding hiatal hernia), Zwerchfellzwinge (hiatal cingulum), gemischte Hiatushernie (combined hiatal hernia), kardioösophageale Hernie (gastro-oesophageal hiatal hernia, sliding hiatal hernia), laterale Hiatushernie (para-oesophageal hiatal hernia), paraösophageale Hiatushernie (para-oesophageal hiatal hernia), poröse Struktur (hiatal structure, hiatal texture), Rollbruch (para-oesophageal hiatal hernia), gleitende Hiatushernie (gastro-oesophageal hiatal hernia, sliding hiatal hernia). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πορώδης υφή (hiatal structure, hiatal texture), ανεπάρκεια οισοφαγικού τρήματος (hiatal insufficiency), διαφραγματοκήλη δια του οισοφαγικού τρήματος (hiatal hernia). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | restringimento iatale (hiatal constriction), plastica iatale (hiatal grafting, plastic operation), insufficienza iatale (hiatal insufficiency), insufficienza dello hiatus (hiatal insufficiency), ernia paraesofagea (para-oesophageal hiatal hernia), ernia laterale dello hiatus (para-oesophageal hiatal hernia), ernia iatale mista (combined hiatal hernia), ernia iatale laterale (para-oesophageal hiatal hernia), ernia iatale da scivolamento (gastro-oesophageal hiatal hernia, sliding hiatal hernia), ernia diaframmatica (diaphragmatic hernia, diaphragmatocele, hiatal hernia), ernia dello hiatus esofageo (hiatal hernia), disfagia iatale (hiatal constriction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | iatalhay hérnia hiatal (hiatal hernia), insuficiência do hiato esofagiano (hiatal insufficiency), estrutura porosa (hiatal structure, hiatal texture). (various references) hernia paraesofágica (para-oesophageal hiatal hernia), hernia hiatal por deslizamiento (gastro-oesophageal hiatal hernia, sliding hiatal hernia), hernia hiatal mixta (combined hiatal hernia), hernia hiatal (hiatal hernia), hernia diafragmática (congenital diaphragmatic hernia, diaphragmatic hernia, diaphragmatocele, hiatal hernia), plastia hiatal (hiatal grafting, plastic operation), insuficiencia hiatal (hiatal insufficiency), estructura porosa (hiatal structure, hiatal texture), estenosis fisiológica hiatal esofágica (hiatal constriction), disfagia hiatal (hiatal constriction), cíngula hiatal (hiatal cingulum). (various references) porös struktur (hiatal structure, hiatal texture). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-h-i-l-t" | |
-1 letter: laith, lathi. | |
-2 letters: alit, hail, halt, hila, hilt, lath, lati, tail, tala, tali. | |
-3 letters: aah, aal, aha, ail, ait, ala, alt, hat, hit, lat, lit, til. | |
-4 letters: aa, ah, ai, al, at, ha, hi, it, la, li, ta, ti. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-h-i-l-t" | |
+1 letter: calathi, thalami. | |
+2 letters: anthelia, habitual, halakist, halation, haptical, inhalant, taiglach, thalamic. | |
+3 letters: ailanthus, aliphatic, asphaltic, authorial, azimuthal, caliphate, chatelain, habitable, habitably, halakists, halations, inhalants, inhalator, leviathan, malachite, malathion, shavetail, thalassic, theriacal, trailhead. | |
+4 letters: alkahestic, alphabetic, altazimuth, annihilate, antiphonal, apothecial, arthralgia, arthralgic, asphalting, asphaltite, caliphates, charitable, charitably, chatelaine, chatelains, epitaphial, exhalation, exhilarate, habilitate, habitually, haustorial, hemiacetal, inhalation, inhalators, lanthanide, leviathans, malachites, malathions, ophthalmia, pathetical, phatically, plainchant, prothallia, shavetails, theatrical, trailheads, withdrawal. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)48 49 41 54 41 4C |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).... .. .- - .- .-.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001000 01001001 01000001 01010100 01000001 01001100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)H I A T A L |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0048 0049 0041 0054 0041 004C |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)424335543546 |
| 1. Crosswords 2. Usage: Commercial 3. Quotations: Non-fiction 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Expressions 6. Expressions: Internet 7. Translations: Modern 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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