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 Definitions of latent  [ˈleɪt nt]  

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Definition of 'latent' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) latent
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
latent ability.

2.  latent
(of an infectious agent or disease) remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant.

Etymology:  (1610–20; < L latent-, s. of latēns, prp. of latēre to lie hidden)

Definition of 'latent' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) latent
potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
"a latent fingerprint"; "latent talent"

2. (adj) latent
(pathology) not presently active
"latent infection"; "latent diabetes"


Definition of 'latent' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) latent
not visible or apparent; hidden; springs of action


Translation of 'latent' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: hidden or undeveloped, but capable of being developed
a latent talent for music.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: verborge Arabic flag Arabic: كامِن، مُسْتَتِر Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: латентен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: latente Czech flag Czech: utajený German flag German: verborgen
Danish flag Danish: latent; skjult Greek flag Greek: λανθάνων, κρυφός Spanish flag Spanish: latente
Estonian flag Estonian: varjatud Farsi flag Farsi: بالقوه Finnish flag Finnish: piilevä
French flag French: latent Hebrew flag Hebrew: כָּמוּס Hindi flag Hindi: प्रच्छन्न, अविकसित
Croatian flag Croatian: skriven Hungarian flag Hungarian: lappangó Indonesian flag Indonesian: terpendam
Icelandic flag Icelandic: dulinn, leyndur Italian flag Italian: latente Japanese flag Japanese: 潜在している
Korean flag Korean: 숨어 있는, 잠재성의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: paslėptas Latvian flag Latvian: latents, apslēpts
Malay flag Malay: terpendam Dutch flag Dutch: latent Norwegian flag Norwegian: skjult, latent
Polish flag Polish: ukryty, utajony Persian flag Persian: نهان،ذاتى،ازقبل موجود مان Pashto flag Pashto: پټ،ذاتى،له مخكى ميشت
Portuguese flag Portuguese: latente Romanian flag Romanian: potenţial; ascuns Russian flag Russian: нераскрывшийся
Slovak flag Slovak: skrytý Slovenian flag Slovenian: prikrit Serbian flag Serbian: skriven
Swedish flag Swedish: latent Thai flag Thai: ที่ซ่อนเร้น Turkish flag Turkish: gizli, saklı
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 潛伏的,潛在的,隱藏的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: прихований, латентний Urdu flag Urdu: پوشیدہ، پنہاں مگر غیر فعّ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tiềm tàng Chinese flag Chinese: 潜伏的,潜在的,隐藏的

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