hiatus vs plosive

hiatus

• A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.) 

• A gap in a series, making it incomplete. 

• An opening in an organ. 

• A gap in geological strata. 

• An unexpected break from work. 

• An interruption, break or pause. 

plosive

• Sound produced from opening a previously closed oral passage. 

• Produced from opening a previously closed oral passage.