latent 音标拼音: [l'etənt]
a . 潜伏性的,隐藏的
n . 隐约的指印
潜伏性的,隐藏的隐约的指印
latent 潜
latent adj 1 :
potentially existing but not presently evident or realized ; "
a latent fingerprint "; "
latent talent "
2 : (
pathology )
not presently active ; "
latent infection "; "
latent diabetes "
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latens , -
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1 .
Not visible or apparent ;
hidden ;
concealed ;
secret ;
dormant ;
as ,
latent springs of action .
[
1913 Webster ]
The evils latent in the most promising contrivances are provided for as they arise . --
Burke .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Med .)
Existing but not presenting symptoms ;
dormant or developing ; --
of disease ,
especially infectious diseases ;
as ,
the latent phase of an infection .
[
PJC ]
{
Latent buds } (
Bot .),
buds which remain undeveloped or dormant for a long time ,
but may eventually grow .
{
Latent heat } (
Physics ),
that quantity of heat which disappears or becomes concealed in a body while producing some change in it other than rise of temperature ,
as fusion ,
evaporation ,
or expansion ,
the quantity being constant for each particular body and for each species of change ;
the amount of heat required to produce a change of phase .
{
Latent period }.
(
a ) (
Med .)
The regular time in which a disease is supposed to be existing without manifesting itself .
(
b ) (
Physiol .)
One of the phases in a simple muscular contraction ,
in which invisible preparatory changes are taking place in the nerve and muscle .
(
c ) (
Biol .)
One of those periods or resting stages in the development of the ovum ,
in which development is arrested prior to renewed activity .
[
1913 Webster ]
145 Moby Thesaurus words for "
latent ":
abeyant ,
abstruse ,
apathetic ,
arcane ,
beclouded ,
behind the curtain ,
behind the scenes ,
between the lines ,
blind ,
buried ,
cabalistic ,
camouflaged ,
cataleptic ,
catatonic ,
censored ,
classified ,
close ,
closed ,
clouded ,
concealed ,
covered ,
covert ,
cryptic ,
dark ,
dead ,
delitescent ,
disguised ,
dopey ,
dormant ,
dull ,
eclipsed ,
enigmatic ,
esoteric ,
flat ,
foul ,
groggy ,
heavy ,
hermetic ,
hibernating ,
hid ,
hidden ,
hush -
hush ,
idle ,
immature ,
imperceptible ,
in a cloud ,
in a fog ,
in abeyance ,
in eclipse ,
in purdah ,
in suspense ,
in the wings ,
inactive ,
incommunicado ,
indiscernible ,
inert ,
insensible ,
invisible ,
languid ,
languorous ,
leaden ,
lifeless ,
logy ,
lurking ,
muffled ,
mysterious ,
mystic ,
obfuscated ,
obscure ,
obscured ,
occult ,
out of sight ,
passive ,
phlegmatic ,
possible ,
potential ,
quiescent ,
recondite ,
restricted ,
secluded ,
secluse ,
secret ,
sedentary ,
sequestered ,
sightless ,
slack ,
sleeping ,
sluggish ,
slumbering ,
smoldering ,
smothered ,
stagnant ,
standing ,
static ,
stifled ,
submerged ,
suppressed ,
suspended ,
tame ,
top secret ,
torpid ,
ulterior ,
unapparent ,
unaroused ,
unbeheld ,
unbeholdable ,
unbreatheable ,
under an eclipse ,
under cover ,
under house arrest ,
under security ,
under the surface ,
under wraps ,
underground ,
underlying ,
undiscernible ,
undisclosable ,
undisclosed ,
undivulgable ,
undivulged ,
unknown ,
unmanifested ,
unmatured ,
unnoticed ,
unobserved ,
unperceivable ,
unperceived ,
unrealized ,
unrevealable ,
unrevealed ,
unripe ,
unseeable ,
unseen ,
unspoken ,
untellable ,
untold ,
unutterable ,
unuttered ,
unviewed ,
unwhisperable ,
unwitnessed ,
veiled ,
viewless ,
virtual ,
wrapped in clouds
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LATENT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com LATENT definition: present but not visible, apparent, or activated; existing as potential See examples of latent used in a sentence
LATENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary LATENT meaning: 1 present but needing particular conditions to become active, obvious, or completely developed… Learn more
LATENT definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary Latent is used to describe something which is hidden and not obvious at the moment, but which may develop further in the future Advertisements attempt to project a latent meaning behind an overt message
latent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of latent adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Latent - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Latent is an adjective that you use to describe something that is capable of becoming active or at hand, though it is not currently so
latent, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary latent, adj n meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
Latent - definition of latent by The Free Dictionary 1 present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential: latent ability 2 (of an infectious agent or disease) remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant
latent - WordReference. com Dictionary of English Latent emphasizes the hidden character or the dormancy of what is named: latent qualities, defects, diseases
latent - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Noun latent (plural latents) (forensics) The residue left by a person's finger that can be made visible by a process such as powder dusting; a latent fingerprint
Latent Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Latent definition: Present or potential but not evident or active