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Meaning
Adj
●
In Grammar:
Applied to one of the
cases
of the
noun
in some
languages
, the
fundamental
meaning
of the case being
removal
,
separation
, or
taking away
, and to a
lesser
degree
,
instrument
, place,
accordance
,
specifications
, price, or measurement.
●
Pertaining to
taking away
or removing.
●
In Astronautics, Engineering & Nautical:
Sacrificial,
wearing away
or being
destroyed
in order to
protect
the
underlying
material
,
as in
ablative
paints
used for
antifouling
, or
ablative
heat shields
used to
protect
spacecraft
during
reentry
. .
●
In Medicine:
Relating to the
removal
of a
body part
,
tumor
, or organ.
●
In Geology:
Relating to the
erosion
of a
land mass
;
relating
to the
melting
or
evaporation
of a glacier.
Noun
●
In Grammar & Grammatical cases:
The
ablative
case.
●
An
ablative
material.
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