Patent
adjective'pætənt
Adjective
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
“patent advantages”
(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage
“patent ductus arteriosus”
Noun
an official document granting a right or privilege
Type of:Instrumenta document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
Type of:DocumentPapers
Verb
make open to sight or notice
“His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him”
Type of:ModifyAlterChangeobtain a patent for
“Should I patent this invention?”
Type of:SecureProcuregrant rights to; grant a patent for
Type of:Register
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