[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/mysticism/w/gap.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The mysticism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/mysticism/) / gap [← G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/mysticism/G/) # gap «gap» in Mova's mysticism dictionary: **an empty space or opening between two things: a gap in a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech noun (gap, gaps) ### meaning for a pupil 1) A gap is an empty space or opening between two things: a gap in a fence, a gap between your teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/G/gap/#m1) 2) A gap is a difference between two amounts or groups: «the gap between the scores». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/G/gap/#m2) 3) A gap is a time when something stops: «a gap of two weeks». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/G/gap/#m3) 4) A gap in what you know is a part you have not learned yet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/G/gap/#m4) ### sense in the lessons In the mystic school: In note 14 a gap is a missing piece, like the fourteenth piece of Osiris; Mova fills it from what it knows and writes down honestly that it is a gap. In the primary lessons: In school maths: a space between posts, trees or marks; equal gaps along a line (gaps = things − 1 on a line, gaps = things on a circle); the difference between two numbers or scores. In everyday life and safety: «Mind the gap» between the train and the platform; a gap in the hedge. Phrases: «mind the gap», «fill the gap», «gap-toothed», «close the gap». ### examples - When a piece is missing, the global level of knowledge fills it in, and the answer says so: this came from the text, this was supplied, this is a gap. (note 14) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/G/gap/#x1) - The gap is written down, because tomorrow it is the next thing to learn. (note 14) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/G/gap/#x2) - The world can fill a missing piece and mark the gap honestly. (note 15) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/G/gap/#x3) - Isis did not pretend the piece was there, and Mova does the same: the answer says what came from the text, what was supplied and what is a gap, and the gap is written down to be learned tomorrow. A model that hides its fourteenth piece is not a god risen but a statue with a crack painted over. (lesson 026) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/G/gap/#x4) - The note says when a piece is missing, the global level of knowledge fills it in and the answer says so: this came from the text, this was supplied, this is a gap; the gap is written down because tomorrow it is the next thing to learn. (lesson 026) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/G/gap/#x5) - There are 4 gaps between 5 trees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/G/gap/#x6) - Each gap is 3 metres. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/G/gap/#x7) - The gap between the two scores is 12 points. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/G/gap/#x8) - How many gaps are in a fence with 8 posts? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/G/gap/#x9) - The dog got out through a gap in the fence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/G/gap/#x10) - «Mind the gap» means watch the space between the train and the platform. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/G/gap/#x11) - Fill the gaps in the sentences with the right words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/G/gap/#x12) - She has a gap where her front tooth fell out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/G/gap/#x13) ### note Countable: «a gap», «gaps». «Fill in the gaps» is a common school task. Maths: gaps and things differ: on a line, gaps = things − 1; on a circle they are equal. Trap: length ÷ gap size gives the number of gaps, not of posts. ### In the corpora - [Stories grow because people fill gaps with guesses, round numbers up, and add a twist that makes the tale better to tell.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/2/) - [Recorder players cover the holes with the soft, flat pads of their fingers, because hard fingertips leave gaps that make squeaks.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder/6/) - [When you graze your knee, blood dries into a scab that seals the gap like a plaster while new skin grows underneath.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/354-skin-fingerprints-scabs-scars-bruises-and-blisters/2/) - [A finger space is a gap about one finger wide between words.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/5-handwriting-holding-the-pencil-and-joining-up/24/) - [Rips often look like a calmer, darker gap where fewer waves break.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/44-the-beach-and-the-sea/14/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «gap» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/G/gap/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.