PATENTS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

Example: the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields; evident hostility; manifest disapproval; patent advantages; made his meaning plain; it is plain that he is no reactionary; in plain view; a palpable lie

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

(of a bodily tube or passageway) open

Example: affording free passage; patent ductus arteriosus

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

an official document granting a right or privilege

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Verb

obtain a patent for

Example: Should I patent this invention?

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

grant rights to

Example: grant a patent for

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

make open to sight or notice

Example: His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him