noun pl. caesuras -·ras or caesurae -·rae (-ē)

1. a break or pause in a line of verse: in Greek and Latin verse, the caesura falls within the metrical foot; in English verse, it is usually about the middle of the line and is shown in scanning by the sign ∥
2. Music a break or pause in the meter of a composition

Etymology: L, a cutting < pp. of caedere, to cut down: see -cide