latent: betekenis en definities

Present or potential but not evident or active: latent talent.

Pathology In a dormant or hidden stage: a latent infection.

Biology Undeveloped but capable of normal growth under the proper conditions: a latent bud.

Psychology Present and accessible in the unconscious mind but not consciously expressed.

A fingerprint that is not apparent to the eye but can be made sufficiently visible, as by dusting or fuming, for use in identification.