Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun latent_period
2 senses of latent period
Sense 1
reaction time, response time, latency, latent period -- (the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it)
=> time interval, interval -- (a definite length of time marked off by two instants)
Sense 2
latent period -- (the time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms)
=> time interval, interval -- (a definite length of time marked off by two instants)