latent ambiguity
Law
adjective
An ambiguity in a document which only becomes apparent in the light of knowledge gained from extrinsic evidence.
Origin
Late 18th century.
- machine-specific
- machine-stitch
- machine-tending
- machine time
- machine tool
- machine-tooled
- machine translation
- machine twist
- machine vision
- machine-wash
- machine washable
- machine word
- machine work
- machinima
- machining center
- machining centre
- machinist
- machinization
- machinofacture
- Machism
- machismo
- Machmeter
- Mach number
- macho
- machohood