patent
//ˈpæt.ənt/ or /ˈpeɪ.tənt//
Noun
patentSingular
patentsPlural
1
A government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.
The company filed a patent for their new invention.
2
An official document granting such a right or title.
The inventor received the patent document from the patent office.
Verb
patentInfinitive
patentPresent tense
patentedPast tense
patentedPast participle
patentingPresent participle
patentsThird-person singular
1
To obtain a patent for an invention.
The company patented their new technology last year.
Synonym
Adjective
patentCanonical form
1
Obvious; plain; evident; clear.
The errors in the report were patent to everyone.
2
Open to public inspection; unconcealed.
His patent disregard for the rules was obvious to everyone.