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latency.

Concealment; the state of being latent; the state of being hidden.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈleɪ.tən.si/UK, US
  1. Concealment; the state of being latent; the state of being hidden.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Dormancy; the state of being inactive.

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  3. A delay, an interval between the initiation of something and the occurrence.

    countable · uncountable
    network latency
  4. The time delay between a request for data or action and the beginning of the response or execution, often measured to assess system performance.

    countable · uncountable
  5. The delay between a stimulus and the response it triggers in an organism.

    countable · uncountable
    period of latency
    The disease has a long period of latency.
  6. A stage in Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory of the psychosexual development of children where children become asexual until their sexual desires come back at puberty.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From latent + -ency.

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