/ Dictionary / Index L latency: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: la•ten•cy Pronunciation: (lāt'n-sē), [key] — pl. -cies. the state of being latent. the time required to locate the first bit or character in a storage location, expressed as access time minus word time. See Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: latency (Thesaurus) laten latency period Related Content Daily Word Quiz: supine Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language