latent

Definition of Latent in English :

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Adjective

1. latent

potentially existing but not presently evident or realized

Example Sentences:
'a latent fingerprint'
'latent talent'

2. latent

(pathology) not presently active

Example Sentences:
'latent infection'
'latent diabetes'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Latent

see synonyms of latent

adjective

1.

potential but not obvious or explicit

2.

(of buds, spores, etc) dormant

3. pathology

(esp of an infectious disease) not yet revealed or manifest

4.

(of a virus) inactive in the host cell, its nucleic acid being integrated into, and replicated with, the host cell's DNA

5. psychoanalysis

relating to that part of a dream expressive of repressed desires

latent content

Compare manifest (sense 2)

Latent

see synonyms of latent

adjective

1.

present but invisible or inactive; lying hidden and undeveloped within a person or thing, as a quality or power

2. Biology

dormant but capable of normal development under the best conditions

said of buds, spores, cocoons, etc.

3. Psychology

unconsciously but not actively so

a latent homosexual

noun

4.

a fingerprint found on an object as at the scene of a crime

Latent

see synonyms of latent

adj.

1. Present or potential but not evident or active: latent talent. See Synonyms at inactive.

2. Medicine Present but not symptomatic: a latent virus.

3. Biology Being in a condition of biological rest or inactivity characterized by cessation of growth or development and the suspension of many metabolic processes: 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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