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la·tent  (ltnt)

adj.

1. Present or potential but not evident or active: latent talent.

2. Pathology In a dormant or hidden stage: a latent infection.

3. Biology Undeveloped but capable of normal growth under the proper conditions: a latent bud.

4. Psychology Present and accessible in the unconscious mind but not consciously expressed.

n.

A fingerprint that is not apparent to the eye but can be made sufficiently visible, as by dusting or fuming, for use in identification.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin latns, latent-, present participle of latre, to lie hidden.]

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latent·ly adv.

Synonyms: latent, dormant, quiescent
These adjectives mean present or in existence but not active or manifest. What is latent is present but not evident: latent ability.
Dormant evokes the idea of sleep: a dormant volcano.
Quiescent sometimesbut not alwayssuggests temporary inactivity: "For a time, he [the whale] lay quiescent" Herman Melville.

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latent

Adjective

lying hidden and not yet developed within a person or thing [Latin latere to lie hidden]

latency n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	latent - potentially existing but not presently evident or realized; "a latent fingerprint"; "latent talent" potential, possible - existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power"
	2.	latent - (pathology) not presently active; "latent infection"; "latent diabetes" pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases inactive - (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

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latent

adjective hidden, secret, concealed, invisible, lurking, veiled, inherent, unseen, dormant, undeveloped, quiescent, immanent, unrealized, unexpressed << OPPOSITE obvious

Translations

latent [ˈleɪtnt] adj → latente;

latent defect → defecto latente

latent [ˈleɪtnt] adj → latent(e);

latent defect → vice caché

latent [ˈleɪtnt] adj [energy] → ungenutzt; [skill, ability] → verborgen

latent [ˈleɪtnt] adj → latente;

latent defect → vizio occulto

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latent

adj latent [ˈleitənt]

hidden or undeveloped, but capable of being developed a latent talent for music. verborge كامِن، مُسْتَتِر латентен utajený latent; skjult verborgen λανθάνων, κρυφός latente varjatud بالقوه piilevä latent כָּמוּס प्रच्छन्न, अविकसित skriven lappangó terpendam dulinn, leyndur latente 潜在している 잠복한 paslėptas latents, apslēpts terpendam latent skjult, latent ukryty, utajony latente potenţial; ascuns нераскрывшийся skrytý prikrit skriven latent ที่ซ่อนเร้น gizli, saklı 潛伏的，潛在的，隱藏的 прихований, латентний پوشیدہ، پنہاں مگر غیر فعّال tiềm tàng 潜伏的，潜在的，隐藏的