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The correct spelling is patent.
How to pronounce patent
noun
IPA: /ˈpeɪtənt/
Say it like: Pat-ent
The correct spelling is patent. 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 claim… For example: "That is a patent ductus arteriosus."
Usage Examples
“That is a patent ductus arteriosus.”
“Those claims are patent nonsense.”
“letters patent”
Meanings
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.License; formal permission.
- 4.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.
- 2.Explicit and obvious.
- 3.(of flour) That is fine, and consists mostly of the inner part of the endosperm.
- 4.Open; unconcealed; conspicuous.
- 5.Open to public perusal; said of a document conferring some right or privilege.
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