LATENT


Meaning of LATENT in English

adj.1 concealed, dormant.

2 existing but not developed or manifest.

Phrases and idioms:

latent heat Physics the heat required to convert a solid into a liquid or vapour, or a liquid into a vapour, without change of temperature. latent image Photog. an image not yet made visible by developing.

Derivatives:

latency n. latently adv.

Etymology: L latere latent- be hidden

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.