patent
/ˈpætnt/noun
उच्चारण पैट्न्ट
पेटेंट, आविष्कार पर एकाधिकार का अधिकार
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[C] ~ (for/on sth)
an official right to be the only person to make, use or sell a product or an invention; the document that proves this
पेटेंट, आविष्कार पर एकाधिकार का अधिकार
- The company holds the patent on the drug for twenty years.
- She applied for a patent for her new water filter.
- He took out a patent on his invention.
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- The patent for the medicine expires next year.
- A patent protects the inventor from copying.
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[only before noun] formal
(of something bad) very clear and obvious
स्पष्ट, प्रत्यक्ष, खुला (झूठ, बकवास)
- That is patent nonsense.
- a patent lie
- His story was patent nonsense.
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- It was a patent injustice that the poor were turned away.
- She told a patent falsehood to avoid blame.
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[T] ~ sth
to obtain a patent for an invention
पेटेंट कराना
- He patented his design before showing it to investors.
- The young engineer patented her water-saving device last year.
- The company patented the new process in several countries.
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- You should patent your idea before you show it to anyone.
- The device was patented in 2019.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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patent, copyright and trademark
A patent protects an invention or process. A copyright protects a creative work such as a book, song or film. A trademark protects a brand name or logo. Together they are intellectual property. Patent leather, with a shiny surface, is a separate sense.
Patent आविष्कार या प्रक्रिया की रक्षा करता है। Copyright किताब, गीत या फ़िल्म जैसी रचनात्मक कृति की। Trademark ब्रांड नाम या logo की। ये सब मिलकर intellectual property हैं। Patent leather (चमकदार चमड़ा) अलग अर्थ है।
§Grammar and usage
Noun and verb /ˈpætnt/, adjective (obvious) /ˈpeɪtnt/ in British English.
Noun और verb /ˈpætnt/, adjective (स्पष्ट) British English में /ˈpeɪtnt/।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Patently obvious.
Collocation: 'patently obvious' का अर्थ है बिल्कुल स्पष्ट या साफ़ दिखने वाला। यहाँ adverb patently का मतलब 'स्पष्ट रूप से' होता है।
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One-word substitution
The exclusive right to an invention; the holder is a patentee.
'आविष्कार पर एकाधिकार का अधिकार' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; धारक patentee कहलाता है।
General knowledge
The Indian Patents Act, 1970; a patent lasts twenty years.
Indian Patents Act, 1970; patent बीस साल तक रहता है।