latent

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Existing or present but concealed or inactive.
2. (not-comparable) Remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant.
3. (not-comparable) Lying dormant or hidden until circumstances are suitable for development or manifestation.

Noun

1. The residue left by a person's finger that can be made visible by a process such as powder dusting; a latent fingerprint.
2. An underlying cause that can be inferred from statistical correlations; factor.
3. Anything that is latent.

Concepts

latent

Opposé de

apparent, patent, visible, active

Synonymes

hidden

potential

dormant

concealed

incubation

secret

㊙️

implicit

masked

latency

latent period

lurking

occult

passive

virtual

lie hidden

Bacillariophyceae

abeyant

latent phase

diatom

hide

hiding

inactive

incubation period

inherent

invisible

larval

Traductions

latente

latente

latent

latente

λανθάνων

latent

latent

verborgen

άδηλος

كامن

verborgen

anhaltend

κρυμμένος

مستتر

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈleɪ.tənt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: latent

In summary

From Middle English latent, latente, from Old French latent, from Latin latēns, present participle of lateō (“lie hidden”).