ablative
noun
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(grammar) The ablative case.
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An ablative material.
adjective
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(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.
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Pertaining to taking away or removing.
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Sacrificial, wearing away or being destroyed in order to protect the underlying, as in ablative paints used for antifouling. .
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Relating to the removal of a body part, tumor, or organ.
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Relating to the erosion of a land mass; relating to the melting or evaporation of a glacier.
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