unpatented

1. 1.

   (of devices and processes) not protected by patent

   “unpatented inventions”

   Similarnonproprietary

Questions about unpatented

What does unpatented mean?

unpatented means "(of devices and processes) not protected by patent".

How many syllables are in unpatented?

unpatented has 4 syllables and divides as un-pa-ten-ted under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is unpatented a common word?

unpatented is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.