piilevä — meaning in English

English meaning

• hidden adjective Kept out of sight; not easily noticed or found.
• latent adj Present but not yet visible, active, or developed.
• occult adj Relating to magic, mysticism, or supernatural practices.
• silent adjective Making no sound at all; completely quiet.

Senses

piilevä is used for these senses in English:

• diatom Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.
• hidden Located or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent.
• latent Existing or present but concealed or inactive.
• occult (medicine) Secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected.
• silent Undiagnosed or undetected because of an absence of symptoms.

latent — full definition

1. adj Present but not yet visible, active, or developed.
2. noun (forensics) A fingerprint made visible by a technique such as powder dusting.

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