Patent

Noun

 * 1) A declaration issued by a government agency declaring someone the inventor of a new invention and having the privilege of stopping others from making, using or selling the claimed invention; a letter patent.
 * 2) A specific grant of ownership of a piece of property; a land patent.
 * 3) Patent leather: a varnished, high-gloss leather typically used for shoes and accessories.

Verb

 * 1) To successfully register an invention with a government agency; to secure a letter patent.

Adjective

 * 1)  Open, unobstructed, expanded.
 * That is a patent ductus arteriosus.
 * 1) Explicit and obvious.

Derived terms

 * patent nonsense
 * patently

Adjectives for Patent
valuable; formal; longed-for; secret.

Verbs for Patent
grant—; infringe—; limit—; permit—; request—; restrict—; secure—; seek—; — authorizes; —blocks; —clinches; —empowers; —excludes; —expires; —favors; -— guards; -spends; —protects; —seals; — vouchsafes.

Adverbs for Patent
glaringly; openly; plainly; unmistakably; conspicuously; undisguisedly; lawfully; notoriously; freely; safely; securely.

Thesaurus
OK, admission, aegis, allowance, apparent, arm, arm guard, armor, authorize, backstop, blank check, blatant, bless, bound, brevet, buffer, bulwark, bumper, carte blanche, certificate, certificate of invention, certify, champion, charter, clean-cut, clear, clear as crystal, clear-cut, cloak, compass about, concession, condition, confine, consent, conserve, conspicuous, contain, contraceptive, control, copyright, cover, crash helmet, crystal-clear, cushion, dashboard, defend, defined, definite, diploma, diplomatic immunity, discernible, discharge, discipline, dispensation, distinct, dodger, draw the line, empower, enable, enfranchise, ensure, entitle, evident, exception, exemption, explicit, express, face mask, favor, fence, fend, fender, finger guard, flagrant, foot guard, franchise, freedom, fuse, give official sanction, give power, glaring, goggles, governor, grant, gross, guarantee, guard, guardrail, hand guard, handrail, harbor, hard hat, haven, hedge about, helmet, immunity, in focus, indisputable, indubitable, indulgence, insulation, insure, interlock, keep, keep alive, keep from harm, keep intact, keep inviolate, keep safe, keep up, knee guard, knuckle guard, laminated glass, leave, legalize, legislative immunity, legitimize, letters patent, liberty, license, life preserver, lifeline, lightning conductor, lightning rod, limit, maintain, make safe, manifest, mask, moderate, mudguard, narrow, nestle, nose guard, not destroy, not endanger, not expend, not use up, not waste, noticeable, observable, obvious, okay, open-and-shut, pad, padding, palladium, palpable, perceivable, perceptible, permission, permission to enter, permit, perspicuous, physical, pilot, plain, plain as day, police, preserve, preventive, privilege, prominent, pronounced, prophylactic, protect, protective clothing, protective umbrella, qualify, rank, ratify, register, registered trademark, release, restrain, restrict, ride shotgun for, royal grant, safeguard, safety, safety glass, safety plug, safety rail, safety shoes, safety switch, safety valve, sanction, save, scant, screen, seat belt, secure, seeable, self-evident, self-explaining, self-explanatory, service mark, shelter, shield, shin guard, shroud, spare, special favor, special permission, specialize, staring, stint, straightforward, straiten, sun helmet, support, sustain, tangible, ticket, ticket of admission, to be seen, trade name, trademark, transparent, umbrella, unclosed, underwrite, unequivocal, unmistakable, unobstructed, uphold, validate, visible, vouchsafement, waiver, warrant, well-defined, well-marked, well-pronounced, well-resolved, windscreen, windshield

Pronunciation

 * , or, {{SAMPA|/"p{t@nt/}}
 * ,, {{SAMPA|/"p{t@nt/}} or , ,


 * In the UK, the pronunciation beginning pāt-, /peɪt-/, /peIt-/ is more common than the one beginning păt-, /pæt-/, /p{t-/, but some use the former for the senses of "open" and the latter for senses relating to "letters patent" and the noun. Reference: OED, second edition, 1989
 * In the US, the pronunciation beginning păt-, /pæt-/, /p{t-/ is the usual one. The pronunciation beginning pāt-, /peɪt-/, /peIt-/ is an alternative in the sense of "obvious" and "open". Reference: dictionary.com



Etymology 1
Short form of lettre patente, "open letter" <  littera patens.

Etymology 2
From patens:, present participle of patere:.

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Verb

 * Finnish:
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 * Hungarian: szabadalmaztat


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 * Swedish: patentera

Adjective

 * Polish: oczywisty


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Anagrams

 * patten

Noun

 * 1) patent declaration issued by a government to an inventor

Derived terms

 * patentový

Noun

 * 1) patent

Synonyms

 * octrooi

Adjective

 * 1) clever

Noun

 * 1) patent (official declaration that someone is the inventor of something)

Noun

 * 1) a patent

Related terms

 * patentansökan
 * patentanspråk
 * patentbyrå
 * patentera
 * patentlås
 * patentskydd
 * patentskydda
 * pantentsökt
 * patentverk