patente

Meaning

Adj

patent (explicit and obvious)

Noun

1. (feminine) patent (declaration issued by a government to an inventor)
2. (feminine) rank (level in an organisation, such as the military)
3. (South-Brazil,feminine) toilet (fixture in a bathroom)

Hyphenated as

pa‧ten‧te

Pronounced as (IPA)

/paˈtẽ.t͡ʃi/

Etymology

From Latin patentem.

Sentences

Da mesma forma , uma patente pode impedir que concorrentes desenvolvam produtos similares .

Similarly, a patent may prevent competitors from developing similar products.