| NOUN | communication | patent, patent of invention | a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | patent, letters patent | an official document granting a right or privilege | |
| VERB | possession | patent | obtain a patent / patent for |
| social | patent | grant rights to | |
| change | patent | make open to sight or notice | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | patent | (of a bodily tube or passageway) open |
| all | patent, apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, plain, unmistakable | clearly / clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment |
| Sounds | pae'tahnt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage / passage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "patent ductus arteriosus" | |
| Broader | unobstructed | Free from impediment / impediment or obstruction or hindrance |
| Spanish | patente | |
| Nouns | patency | the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct |
| Meaning | clearly / clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "patent advantages" | |
| Synonyms | apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, plain, unmistakable | |
| Broader | obvious | easily perceived / perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind |
| Spanish | claro, evidente, inconfundible, manifiesto, obvia, obvio, patente, sencillo | |
| Catalan | clar, evident, manifest, obvi, palès, patent | |
| Nouns | patency | the property of being easy to see and understand |
| Adverbs | patently | unmistakably ('plain' is often used informally for 'plainly') |
| Meaning | A document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | patent of invention | |
| Broader | document, written document, papers | writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) |
| Spanish | patente | |
| Catalan | patent | |
| Verbs | patent | obtain a patent / patent for |
| patent | grant rights to | |
| Meaning | An official document granting a right or privilege. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | letters patent | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right |
| Spanish | patente | |
| Catalan | carta patent, patent | |
| Verbs | patent | grant rights to |
| Meaning | Obtain a patent / patent for. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Should I patent this invention?" | |
| Broader | procure, secure | Get by special effort |
| Spanish | patentar | |
| Catalan | patentar | |
| Nouns | patent | a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention |
| patentee | the inventor to whom a patent / patent is issued | |
| Meaning | grant rights to; grant a patent / patent for. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | register | record in writing |
| Spanish | patentar | |
| Catalan | patentar | |
| Nouns | patent | an official document granting a right or privilege |
| patent | a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention | |
| patentee | the inventor to whom a patent / patent is issued | |
| Meaning | make open to sight or notice. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him" | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | hacer visible, patentar | |
| Nouns | patency | the property of being easy to see and understand |
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