Patency

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Patency \Pa"ten*cy\, n. [See {Patent}.]
     1. The condition of being open, enlarged, or spread.
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     2. The state of being patent or evident.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  patency
       n 1: the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or
            duct
       2: the property of being easy to see and understand [syn: {obviousness},
           {noticeability}, {noticeableness}]