latent heat la·tent·heat uncommon noun 1. heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure Synonymslatent heatheat of transformation Related words Broader terms heat Narrower terms heat of condensationheat of fusionheat of solidificationheat of sublimationheat of vaporization WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
