Patent Definition & Meaning
patent
- adjective
- (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus"
- clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
- noun
- a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
- an official document granting a right or privilege
- verb
- obtain a patent for; "Should I patent this invention?"
- grant rights to; grant a patent for
- make open to sight or notice; "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him"
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"Half-breed action, with the patent"
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"antiseptic toothpick patent"
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- What does patent mean?
- (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus" clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary
- What part of speech is patent?
- Patent is an adjective, a noun, and a verb.
- How many definitions does patent have?
- Patent has 7 definitions across 3 parts of speech (adjective, noun, verb).