English dictionary
patent
adjectiveParts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
adjective
- (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage
noun
- a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
noun
- an official document granting a right or privilege
verb
- make open to sight or notice
verb
- obtain a patent for
verb
- grant rights to; grant a patent for
Example sentences
the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields
evident hostility
manifest disapproval
patent advantages
made his meaning plain
patent ductus arteriosus
His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him
Should I patent this invention?