单词 | patently |
释义 | patent1 of 3adjective pat·ent senses 1–3 are ˈpa-tᵊnt chiefly British ˈpā-; sense 4 ˈpā-; sense 5 ˈpā-, ˈpa-; senses 6–7 ˈpa-, ˈpā-, British usually ˈpā- 1 a : open to public inspection —used chiefly in the phrase letters patent b(1) : secured by letters patent or by a patent to the exclusive control and possession of a particular individual or party patent foodstuffs have acquired an ever-increasing importance Friedel Strauss (2) : protected by a patent : made under a patent patent locks a patent coffee maker c : protected by a trademark or a brand name so as to establish proprietary rights analogous to those conveyed by letters patent or a patent : proprietary patent drugs 2 : of, relating to, or concerned with the granting of patents especially for inventions a patent lawyer patent law 3 : making exclusive or proprietary claims or pretensions peddled his patent notions in season and out 4 : affording free passage : unobstructed a patent opening 5 : patulous, spreading a patent calyx 6 archaic : accessible, exposed 7 : readily visible or intelligible : obvious his patent sincerity a patent falsehood patently adverb patent 2 of 3noun pat·ent ˈpa-tᵊnt British also ˈpā- 1 : an official document conferring a right or privilege : letters patent 2 a : a writing securing for a term of years the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention b : the monopoly or right so granted c : a patented invention 3 : privilege, license 4 : an instrument making a conveyance of public lands also : the land so conveyed 5 : patent leather patent 3 of 3verb pat·ent ˈpa-tᵊnt British also ˈpā- patented; patenting; patents transitive verb 1 : to obtain or grant a patent right to 2 : to grant a privilege, right, or license to by patent 3 : to obtain or secure by patent especially : to secure by letters patent exclusive right to make, use, or sell patentability ˌpa-tᵊn-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun British also ˌpā- patentable ˈpa-tᵊn-tə-bəl adjective British also ˈpā- patently adverbas in manifestly Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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