1. latency

noun. ['ˈleɪtənsi'] the state of being not yet evident or active.

Rhymes with Latency Period

• .period
• myriad

2. latency

noun. ['ˈleɪtənsi'] the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it.

3. 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.

4. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] an amount of time.

5. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon.

6. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations.

7. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games.

8. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause.

9. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] the end or completion of something.

10. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed.