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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.

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

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).

latent [ˈleɪtənt]
adj
1. potential but not obvious or explicit
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of buds, spores, etc.) dormant
3. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol (esp of an infectious disease) not yet revealed or manifest
4. (Medicine / Pathology) (of a virus) inactive in the host cell, its nucleic acid being integrated into, and replicated with, the host cell's DNA
5. (Psychoanalysis) Psychoanal relating to that part of a dream expressive of repressed desires latent content Compare manifest [2]
[from Latin latēnt-, from latens present participle of latēre to lie hidden]
latency  n
latently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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

latent
adjective hidden, secret, concealed, invisible, lurking, veiled, inherent, unseen, dormant, undeveloped, quiescent, immanent, unrealized, unexpressed Advertisements attempt to project a latent meaning behind an overt message.
developed, expressed, obvious, realized, apparent, evident, manifest, conspicuous
Translations
latent [ˈleɪtənt] ADJ [heat] → latente; [tendency] → implícito
latent defectdefecto m latente

latent [ˈleɪtənt] adj
[heat] → latent(e)
[power, feeling] → latent(e)
latent defect → vice m caché

latent
adjlatent; strength alsoverborgen; artistic talent, ability alsoverborgen, versteckt; heat alsogebunden; energyungenutzt; the evil which is latent in all mendas in jedem Menschen latent vorhandene Böse; latent period/phase (Med, Psych) → Latenzperiode/-phase f

latent [ˈleɪtnt] adjlatente
latent [ˈleɪtnt] adjlatente

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 숨어 있는, 잠재성의 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


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