Search Result:patent


KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋpætNt 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊpætәnt 〕


Overview of noun patent

The noun patent has 2 senses


  • patent, patent of invention -- (a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention)

  • patent, letters patent -- (an official document granting a right or privilege)


Overview of verb patent

The verb patent has 3 senses


  • patent -- (obtain a patent for; "Should I patent this invention?")

  • patent -- (grant rights to; grant a patent for)

  • patent -- (make open to sight or notice; "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him")


Overview of adj patent

The adj patent has 2 senses


  • patent -- ((of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus")

  • apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable -- (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")