lacunae
Holes in knowledge
Lacunae is the plural of lacuna—a gap, blank, or missing portion.
The term appears most often in scholarly contexts: a manuscript with lacunae has sections lost to damage or decay; an argument with lacunae has logical gaps.
In anatomy, lacunae are small cavities or spaces in bone or cartilage tissue.
The ancient text survives with significant lacunae.
Unfilled spaces between
- deficienciesInsufficient amounts of something
- incompletenessState of lacking parts
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
- fragmentaryConsisting of incomplete parts
incomplete · partial · imperfect · mutilated · damaged · lost · unrecorded · undocumented
Emptinesses or nullifies
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- blanksUnfilled spaces on forms
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- lackDeficiency or absence
dearth · paucity · vacuum · vacancy · missing · wanting · deficit · shortfall
Small intervening spaces
- intervalsGaps between events
- breaksSplits or pauses
- hiatusesTemporary breaks in activity
- omissionsThings left out
blanks · discontinuities · interruptions · crevices · apertures · slots · chinks · clefts
Seeds or hollows
- hollowsSunken areas, indentations
- depressionsSunken areas or downturns
- cavitiesHollow spaces within
- pocketsFabric compartments in clothing
sinuses · alveoli · cells · chambers · recesses · indentations · fossae · crypts
Things left out
- ellipsesMarks indicating omitted text
- redactionsEdited-out sensitive content
- deletionsActs of removing content
- erasuresActs of removing marks
excisions · expurgations · censorship · corruptions · interpolations · palimpsest · manuscript · scribal
gaps
Unfilled spaces between
- deficienciesInsufficient amounts of something
- incompletenessState of lacking parts
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
fragmentary · incomplete · partial · imperfect · mutilated · damaged · lost · unrecorded · undocumented · unknown
voids
Emptinesses or nullifies
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- blanksUnfilled spaces on forms
- deficiencyLack of something needed
lack · dearth · paucity · vacuum · vacancy · missing · wanting · deficit · shortfall · insufficiency
interstices
Small intervening spaces
omissions · blanks · discontinuities · interruptions · crevices · apertures · slots · chinks · clefts · perforations
pits
Seeds or hollows
- hollowsSunken areas, indentations
- depressionsSunken areas or downturns
- cavitiesHollow spaces within
pockets · sinuses · alveoli · cells · chambers · recesses · indentations · fossae · crypts · sockets
omissions
Things left out
- ellipsesMarks indicating omitted text
- redactionsEdited-out sensitive content
- deletionsActs of removing content
erasures · excisions · expurgations · censorship · corruptions · interpolations · palimpsest · manuscript · scribal · marginalia
lacunaecompleteness
State of being whole
wholeness · entirety · totality · plenitude · comprehensiveness