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Latent Heat: The energy released or absorbed during a change of state.

Latent Content: The hidden (i.e., unconscious) meaning of thoughts or actions, especially in dreams or fantasies. In dreams, it is expressed in distorted, disguised, condensed, and symbolic form.

International Wheat Agreement (IWA): Replaced in 1995 by the International Grains Agreement.

Latent Defect: A hidden structural defect that would not be discovered by ordinary inspection and that threatens the propertys soundness or the safety of its inhabitants. Some states impose on sellers and . . . View Full Definition

Heating Load: The amount of heating required to keep a building at a specified temperature during the winter, usually 65° F, regardless of outside temperature.

Latent Image: Invisible image produced by exposure which can be made visible by development.

Latent Semantic Indexing (LSI): This mouthful just means that the search engines index commonly associated groups of words in a document. SEOs refer to these same groups of words as “Long Tail Searches”. The majority of se . . . View Full Definition

Heating Degree Day: One heating degree day is given for each degree that the daily mean temperature is below 65°F. It is used as an indication of fuel consumption.

Heat Stroke: Introduced to the body by overexposure to high temperatures, particularly when accompanied by high humidity. The signs of heat stroke include when an individual's body temperature is greater . . . View Full Definition

Heat Sink: Parts of an amplifier, typically heavy metal 'fins,' and a section of the frame of the speaker used to conduct and radiate heat away from the ponit of electrical consumption, or motor assembly.