PATENCY


Meaning of PATENCY in English

/payt"n see, pat"-/ , n.

1. the state of being patent.

2. Med. the condition of not being blocked or obstructed.

3. Phonet. openness of articulation, found more or less in all phonemes except stops.

[ 1650-60; PAT(ENT) + -ENCY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .