Underlay vs Latent - What's the difference?
underlay | latent |
(underlie)
To lay (something) underneath something else; to put under.
To provide a support for something; to raise or support by something laid under.
To put a tap on (a shoe).
To incline from the vertical; to hade.
A layer (of earth, etc.) that lies under another; substratum.
A soft floor covering that lies under a carpet.
Anything that is underlaid
(music) Lyrics; or more specifically, the way in which lyrics are assigned to musical notes.
Existing or present but concealed or inactive.
* 2008 July 2, Joe Palca, “Scientists Make Herpes Breakthrough”, abstract, All Things Considered , National Public Radio
As a verb underlay
is simple past of underlie.As a noun underlay
is a layer (of earth, etc.) that lies under another; substratum.As an adjective latent is
existing or present but concealed or inactive.underlay
English
Verb
(head)Verb
- to underlay a cut, plate, or the like, for printing
Noun
(en noun)- The underlay in bar 3 is unclear in Handel's manuscript.
latent
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Adjective
(-)- Those infected with a herpes virus are infected for life. That’s because the virus goes "latent ." Sometimes, it awakes from its slumber, producing painful illnesses.
