patēns entis, adj. with comp.
P. of pateo,
open, accessible, unobstructed, passable
: caelum: campi, S.: in locis patentioribus, Cs.: via
patentior, L.—As subst
n.
: ex patenti utrimque coactum in angustias mare,
a broad expanse
, L.: per patentia ruinis vadere,
breaches
, L.—Fig.,
open, exposed
: domus: pelago da vela patenti,
V.—
Evident, manifest
: causa, O.