patency

1. The condition or state of being patent.
2. The degree of openness (of a tube, such as a blood vessel or catheter); the relative absence of blockage or obstruction. Measured in percent.
3. (uncountable) Obviousness; clarity.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpeɪtənsi/

Etymology

From patent + -cy.

Synonyms

obviousness

noticeability

noticeableness

open

open-ended

openness

truism

unblock

apparentness

patent period

apparition

manifestness

Translations

evidencia

Offenkundigkeit

obvietat

Evidenz

Offensichtlichkeit

Spürbarkeit

évidence

evidenza

drożność

wyraźność

oczywistość

ewidentność

patência

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