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1. latency_period
noun. (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities.
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2. latency
noun. ['ˈleɪtənsi'] the state of being not yet evident or active.
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- latency (English)
- -cy (English)
- latent (English)
- latens (Latin)
3. latency
noun. ['ˈleɪtənsi'] the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it.
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- latency (English)
- -cy (English)
- latent (English)
- latens (Latin)
4. latency
noun. ['ˈleɪtənsi'] (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head.
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- latency (English)
- -cy (English)
- latent (English)
- latens (Latin)
5. period
noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] an amount of time.
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- period (English)
- periode (Middle English (1100-1500))
- periode (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
6. period
noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon.
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- period (English)
- periode (Middle English (1100-1500))
- periode (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
7. period
noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations.
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- period (English)
- periode (Middle English (1100-1500))
- periode (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
8. period
noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games.
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- period (English)
- periode (Middle English (1100-1500))
- periode (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
9. period
noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause.
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- period (English)
- periode (Middle English (1100-1500))
- periode (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
10. period
noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] the end or completion of something.
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- period (English)
- periode (Middle English (1100-1500))
- periode (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))