Patent Meaning
There are 7 meaning(s) for word Patent
Meaning 1 : clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
Example : patent advantages
Synonyms : apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, plain, unmistakable
Example : patent advantages
Synonyms : apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, plain, unmistakable
Meaning 2 : an official document granting a right or privilege
Synonyms : letters patent
Synonyms : letters patent
Meaning 3 : a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
Synonyms : patent of invention
Synonyms : patent of invention
Meaning 4 : grant rights to; grant a patent for
Meaning 5 : make open to sight or notice
Example : His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him
Example : His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him
Meaning 6 : obtain a patent for
Example : Should I patent this invention?
Example : Should I patent this invention?
Meaning 7 : (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage
Example : patent ductus arteriosus
Example : patent ductus arteriosus