latent period vs interval

latent period and interval both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
latent period	Yes	No	No	No
interval	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, interval is a hypernym of latent period; that is, interval is a word with a broader meaning than latent period:

latent period: the time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms
interval: a definite length of time marked off by two instants

Other hypernyms of latent period include time interval.

As nouns, interval is a hypernym of latent period; that is, interval is a word with a broader meaning than latent period:

latent period: the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
interval: a definite length of time marked off by two instants

Other hypernyms of latent period include time interval.

latent period (noun)	interval (noun)
the time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms	the distance between things
the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it	a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints
	the difference in pitch between two notes
	a definite length of time marked off by two instants