Definition of Patio

1. Noun. Usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence.

Exact synonyms: Terrace
Generic synonyms: Area
Group relationships: Garden
Specialized synonyms: Solar Trap, Suntrap
Derivative terms: Terrace

Definition of Patio

1. n. A paved yard or floor where ores are cleaned and sorted, or where ore, salt, mercury, etc., are trampled by horses, to effect intermixture and amalgamation.

2. n. In Spain, Spanish America, etc., a court or courtyard of a house or other building; esp., an inner court open to the sky.

Definition of Patio

1. Noun. A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation. ¹

2. Noun. An inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Patio

1. an outdoor paved area adjoining a house [n -TIOS]

Medical Definition of Patio

1. A paved yard or floor where ores are cleaned and sorted, or where ore, salt, mercury, etc, are trampled by horses, to effect intermixture and amalgamation. The patioprocess is used to reduce silver ores by amalgamation. Origin: Sp, a court. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Patio

patinated
patinates
patinating
patination
patinations
patine
patined
patines
patining
patinise
patinize
patinized
patinizes
patinizing
patins
patio (current term)
patio chair
patio door
patio doors
patioed
patiolike
patios
patisserie
patisseries
patissier
patissiers
patka
patly
patness
patnesses

Literary usage of Patio

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1902)
"The patio Process for Amalgamation of Silver-Ores. BY MANUEL VALERIO ORTEGA, CITY OF MEXICO. (Mexican Meeting, November, 1901.) INTRODUCTION. ..."

2. Mining in the Pacific States of North America by John Shertzer Hittell (1862)
"The patio Process. § 153. The patio process, or Mexican mode of amalgamation, is managed in a patio or amalgamating yard, closely paved with granite. ..."

3. Mexico's Treasure House (Guanajuato): An Illustrated and Descriptive Account by Percy Falcke Martin (1906)
"Still, something has to be said for the much-despised "patio" treatment after all; ... We first hear of the "patio" process as far back as 1557. ..."

4. Mexico's Treasure House (Guanajuato): An Illustrated and Descriptive Account by Percy Falcke Martin (1906)
"Still, something has to be said for the much-despised "patio" treatment after all; ... We first hear of the "patio" process as far back as 1557. ..."

5. Metallurgy: The Art of Extracting Metals from Their Ores by John Percy (1880)
"MODIFICATIONS OF THE patio PROCESS DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE ORE.—As previously intimated, the patio process cannot be satisfactorily applied to ores which ..."

6. Outlines of Industrial Chemistry: A Text-book for Students by Frank Hall Thorp, Charles D. Demond (1905)
"For the direct extraction of silver alone, the patio, Washoe, and Reese River ... In the patio process the reactions are similar to those of the Washoe, ..."

7. Metallurgy: The Art of Extracting Metals from Their Ores by John Percy (1880)
"MODIFICATIONS OF THE patio PROCESS DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE OKE.—As previously intimated, the patio process cannot be satisfactorily applied to ores which ..."

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