How many syllables in latency?

There are 3 syllables in the word latency.

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How to pronounce latency:

Definition of latency:

latency (noun):: the state of being not yet evident or active.; the quality or state of being latent dormancy

Synonyms for latency:

abeyance

cold storage

coma

dormancy

inertia

latent period

moratorium

potential

potentiality

quiescence

reaction time

recession

response time

rotational latency

suspense

suspension

Antonyms for latency:

action

activity

beginning

commencement

completion

continuance

continuation

continuity

expression

introduction

opening

persistence

resumption

start

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