Latent means present but not visible or apparent.
latent learning
The term was introduced around 1762 by Joseph Black. It is derived from the Latin latere (to lie hidden). Black used the term in the context of calorimetry when referring to the heat transferred that caused a change of volume while the thermodynamic system was held at constant temperature.In contrast to latent heat, an energy is called a sensible energy or heat, when it causes processes that do result in a change of the temperature of the system.-Wikipedia
The latent heat of vaporisation of water requires more energy. This is because on melting, the intermolecular bonds in water are only weakened whereas on boiling, the bonds are completely broken, which requires a larger amount of energy.
This virus is sometimes called a slow virus because it can be latent-like. It doesn't mean that it is in this form when it takes a few days to show symptoms after infection. This in called incubation. This form in measles stays in latency up to 10 years and will show then as a progressive brain disease and finally death.
Sensible heat is the term used to describe heat that is added or removed from a substance without changing its state. It relates to the temperature of the substance and can be measured using a thermometer.
It means that it could be present but is not obvious
Commonly referred to as a "latent."
Another term for partial print is latent.
Latent Print
rest, latent.
The phrase 'nares are patent' basically means that the nostrils are open. The opposite would be latent which means that the nostrils are hidden. This is not common.
Latent is usually used to describe something that was hidden or something that didn't show signs.
Another term for partial print is latent.
Latent Heat
They are the same thing. Fusion and solidification both mean the changing of a liquid to a solid.
latent learning
Freud referred to the hidden meaning of dreams as the "latent content," which represents the unconscious desires, thoughts, and emotions that are disguised in the manifest content of dreams.