English-Thai Dictionary
latent
ADJ ที่ ซ่อนเร้น ที่ แฝง อยู่ potential dormant active actual ti-son-ren
latent heat
N ความร้อน แฝง kwam-ron-fang
latent period
ADJ ระยะ ซ่อนเร้น ระยะ แฝง ของ โรค ก่อนที่จะ มี อาการ โรค ปรากฏ incubation period ra-ya-son-rean
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LATENT
a.[L. latens, lateo; Gr; Heb. to cover. ] Hid; concealed; secret; not seen; not visible or apparent. We speak of latent motives; latent reasons; latent springs of action.
Latent heat, is heat in combination, in distinction from sensible heat; the portion of heat which disappears, when a body changes its form from the solid to the fluid, or from the fluid to the aeriform state.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LATENT
La "tent, a. Etym: [L. latens, -entis, p. pr. of latere to lie hid or concealed; cf. Gr. lethargy: cf. F.latent. ]
Defn: Not visible or apparent; hidden; springs of action. The evils latent in the most promising contrivances are provided for as they arise. Burke. Latent buds (bot. ), buds which remain undeveloped or dormant for a long time, but may at length 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. -- 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.
LATENTLY
LATENTLY La "tent *ly, adv.
Defn: In a secret or concealed manner; invisibly.
New American Oxford Dictionary
latent
la tent |ˈlātnt ˈleɪtnt | ▶adjective (of a quality or state ) existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden; concealed: discovering her latent talent for diplomacy. • Biology (of a bud, resting stage, etc. ) lying dormant or hidden until circumstances are suitable for development or manifestation. • (of a disease ) in which the usual symptoms are not yet manifest. • (of a microorganism, esp. a virus ) present in the body without causing disease, but capable of doing so at a later stage or when transmitted to another body. DERIVATIVES la tent ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin latent- ‘being hidden, ’ from the verb latere.
latent heat
la tent heat ▶noun Physics the heat required to convert a solid into a liquid or vapor, or a liquid into a vapor, without change of temperature.
latent image
la tent im age ▶noun Photography an image on an exposed film or print that has not yet been made visible by developing.
latent period
la tent pe ri od ▶noun 1 Medicine (also latency period ) the period between infection with a virus or other microorganism and the onset of symptoms, or between exposure to radiation and the appearance of a cancer. 2 Physiology (also latency ) the delay between the receipt of a stimulus by a sensory nerve and the response to it.
Oxford Dictionary
latent
la ¦tent |ˈleɪt (ə )nt | ▶adjective (of a quality or state ) existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed: they have a huge reserve of latent talent. • Biology lying dormant or hidden until circumstances are suitable for development or manifestation. • (of a disease ) not yet manifesting the usual symptoms. • Physiology (of a microorganism, especially a virus ) present in the body without causing disease, but capable of doing so at a later stage, or when transmitted to another body. DERIVATIVES latency noun, latently adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin latent- ‘being hidden ’, from the verb latere.
latent heat
la ¦tent heat ▶noun [ mass noun ] 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
la ¦tent image ▶noun Photography an image on an exposed film or print that has not yet been made visible by developing.
latent period
la ¦tent period ▶noun 1 Medicine the period between infection with a virus or other microorganism and the onset of symptoms, or between exposure to radiation and the appearance of a cancer. 2 Physiology the delay between the receipt of a stimulus by a sensory nerve and the response to it.
American Oxford Thesaurus
latent
latent adjective his latent skills: dormant, untapped, unused, undiscovered, hidden, concealed, underlying, invisible, unseen, undeveloped, unrealized, unfulfilled, potential. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Oxford Thesaurus
latent
latent adjective they have a huge reserve of latent talent: dormant, quiescent, inactive, untapped, unused; undiscovered, hidden, unrevealed, unexpressed, concealed, unapparent, indiscernible, imperceptible, invisible, inert, covert, unseen, veiled, masked, lurking, undeveloped, unrealized, unfulfilled, potential, not activated, inoperative, in abeyance, suppressed, repressed; possible, likely, underlying, inherent, innermost, immanent, inchoate, unacknowledged, subconscious, unconscious, sleeping. ANTONYMS manifest, obvious; active. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Duden Dictionary
latent
la tent Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |lat e nt |(französisch latent < ) lateinisch latens (Genitiv: latentis ), 1. Partizip von: latere = verborgen sein eine latente Gefahr | latente (schlummernde ) Kräfte, Energien frei machen | eine latente (Medizin ; noch nicht akut gewordene, ohne typische Symptome verlaufende ) Erkrankung | die Krise hat sich latent entwickelt | latent vorhanden sein
French Dictionary
latent
latent , ente adj. adjectif Qui n ’est pas encore apparent, mais peut se déclarer à tout moment. : Un conflit latent. SYNONYME larvé . Note Orthographique lat ent.
Spanish Dictionary
latente
latente adjetivo Que existe sin manifestarse o exteriorizarse :enfermedad latente; muchos virus permanecen latentes durante un tiempo antes de manifestarse; un proceso químico convierte las imágenes latentes en visibles, bajo la forma de granos negros sobre fondo blanco; los intentos de apertura a la economía de mercado pueden tener unos efectos sociales aún escasamente sopesados, aunque no por ello menos latentes .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
latent
la tent /léɪt (ə )nt /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗潜んだ, まだ姿を現さない, 潜在の ; 潜伏した ; 可能性を秘めた .～̀ h é at 〘物理 〙潜熱 .～̀ í mage 〘写 〙潜像 〘現像前の像 〙.～̀ p é riod 〘医 〙(病気の )潜伏期 .
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