āputa

1. (stative) be empty, vacant, with a gap.

Ka whaowhia te kūmara ki roto; kī tonu, kore rawa he wāhi i āputa noa (W 1971:13). / The kūmara were put inside; it was full up, there wasn't a vacant space.

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2. (noun) interval, gap, open space, space in a line.

Whakakīa ia āputa o te rārangi kūmara. / Fill each gap in the row of kūmara.

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Synonyms: kauhanga, kauwhanga, tahuaroa, ahoaho

3. (noun) interval (music).

Ko te āputa te rerekē o te tangi o tētahi oro i tētahi, arā, ko te maha o ngā waetahi, ngā waehaurua rānei kei waenganui (RTP 2015:44). / An interval is the difference in pitch from one note to another, measured in tones or semitones (RTP 2015:44).

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