pa·ten·cy (p t n-s )n. 1. The state or quality of being obvious. 2. Biology The state or quality of being open, expanded, or unblocked. |
patency [ˈpeɪtənsɪ]
n
1. the condition of being obvious
2. (Medicine / Pathology) the state of a bodily passage, duct, etc., of being open or unobstructed
3. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics the degree to which the vocal tract remains unobstructed in the articulation of a speech sound See also closure [7]
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| Noun | 1. | patency - the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct openness - without obstructions to passage or view; "the openness of the prairies" |
| 2. | patency - the property of being easy to see and understand conspicuousness - high visibility apparency, apparentness - the property of being apparent blatancy - the property of being both obvious and offensive; "the blatancy of his attempt to whitewash the crime was unforgivable" predominance, predomination - the quality of being more noticeable than anything else; "the predomination of blues gave the painting a quiet tone" |
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