patency

Noun

Meaning

The condition of being open, enlarged, or spread.

The state of being patent or evident.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

obviousness noticeability noticeableness evidence distinct apparent patent obvious evident barrier continuity incompetent porous openness permeability

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Antonyms

uncertain ambiguous obscure fake indefinite questionable

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Hypernyms

openness conspicuousness

Hyponyms

predominance blatancy predomination apparentness apparency

Examples

By 1 year, patients who had stents fitted and those who had surgery had statistically indistinguishable rates of primary patency (64.8% versus 63.6%), primary-assisted patency (78.1% versus 79.8%), and secondary patency (85.9% versus 83.3%). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

paten patena Patenaude patent Patent and Trademark Office Database patent application