| patent | |
| 1. n. 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 | |
| 2. n. A specific grant of ownership of a piece of property; a land patent. | |
| 3. n. License; formal permission. | |
| 4. n. Patent leather: a varnished, high-gloss leather typically used for shoes and accessories. | |
| 5. v. To successfully register an invention with a government agency; to secure a letter patent. | |
| 6. adj. (biology) Open, unobstructed, expanded. | |
| That is a patent ductus arteriosus. | |
| 7. adj. Explicit and obvious. | |
| Those claims are patent nonsense. | |
| 8. adj. (of flour) That is fine, and consists mostly of the inner part of the endosperm. | |
| 9. adj. Open; unconcealed; conspicuous. | |
| 10. adj. Open to public perusal; said of a document conferring some right or privilege. | |
| letters patent | |
| 11. adj. Protected by a legal patent. | |
| a patent right; patent medicines | |
