Latent
21latent — latently, adv. /layt nt/, adj. 1. present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential: latent ability. 2. Pathol. (of an infectious agent or disease) remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant. 3. Psychol. existing in… …
22latent — Not manifest, dormant, but potentially discernible. [L. lateo, pres. p. latens ( ent ), to lie hidden] * * * la·tent lāt ənt adj existing in hidden or dormant form: as a) present or capable of living or developing in a host without producing… …
23latent — la|tent [ˈleıtənt] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of latere to lie hidden ] something that is latent is present but hidden, and may develop or become more noticeable in the future →↑dormant latent in ▪ The virus… …
24latent — adjective his latent skills Syn: dormant, untapped, unused, undiscovered, hidden, concealed, underlying, invisible, unseen, undeveloped, unrealized, unfulfilled, potential •• latent, abeyant, dormant, quiescent, potential All of these words refer …
25latent — versteckt; verborgen; unbewusst; unterschwellig * * * la|tent [la tɛnt] <Adj.>: [der Möglichkeit nach] vorhanden, aber nicht hervortretend, nicht offenkundig: ein latenter Gegensatz; eine latente Krankheit. Syn.: ↑ potenziell, unter der… …
26latent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See latency. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. potential, dormant, quiescent, implied, inherent, undeveloped, unrealized, underdeveloped, torpid, suspended, in abeyance, abeyant, inactive, in the making,… …
27latent — la|tent [ leıtnt ] adjective something that is latent exists but is not obvious and has not developed yet: a latent infection latent anger/aggression/violence ╾ la|ten|cy noun uncount …
28latent — adjective something that is latent is present but hidden, and may develop or become more noticeable in the future: The virus remains latent in the body for many years. | latent aggression latency noun (U) …
29latent — UK [ˈleɪt(ə)nt] / US adjective something that is latent exists but is not obvious and has not developed yet a latent infection latent anger/aggression/violence …
30latent — adj. 1 concealed, dormant. 2 existing but not developed or manifest. Phrases and idioms: latent heat Physics the heat required to convert a solid into a liquid or vapour, or a liquid into a vapour, without change of temperature. latent image… …
