patent
adjective
1. (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage
- patent ductus arteriosus
Similar word(s): unobstructed
2. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
- patent advantages
Similar word(s): obvious, apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, plain, unmistakable
Sentences with patent as an adjective:
- That is a patent ductus arteriosus.
- Those claims are patent nonsense.
- letters patent
- a patent right; patent medicines
noun
1. a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
Definition categories: communication, document, papers
2. an official document granting a right or privilege
Definition categories: communication, instrument
verb
1. obtain a patent for
- Should I patent this invention?
Definition categories: possession, procure, secure
2. grant rights to; grant a patent for
Definition categories: social, register
3. make open to sight or notice
- His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him