American English pronunciation
How to pronounce latent
IPA transcription: ['leɪtənt]
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Adjective
-
potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
“a latent fingerprint”
“latent talent”
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(pathology) not presently active
“latent infection”
“latent diabetes”
Usage examples
- The condensing water releases latent heat energy allowing the air to rise higher.
- In fact, all our functioning is multi-aspectual, though some aspects might be latent.
- The theory of latent heat marks the beginning of thermodynamics.
- Hector is discovered sexually fondling a boy and later Irwin's latent homosexual inclinations emerge.
- Talbot is sometimes erroneously credited with introducing the principle of latent image development.