latent
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
latent/ˈleɪtnt/
▶adjective existing but not yet developed, manifest, or active: her latent talent.
– derivatives
latency noun,
latently adverb.
latency noun,
latently adverb.
– origin ME: from L. latent-, latere ‘be hidden’.
'latent' also found in these Oxford entries:
active
- derepress
- educe
- elicit
- kundalini
- latent heat
- latent image
- latent period
- lurk
- maieutic
- potential
