Synonyms for Patent
Definition of 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
5 synonyms found
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"Patent" in song lyrics
See how patent is used in real songs:
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"Half-breed action, with the patent"
Bronze Nazareth f/ Kevlaar 7 — Northern Battalion -
"antiseptic toothpick patent"
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"orthoclear invisalign patent"
AOL — AOL