ablative meaning
Adjective: ablative ablutiv or ab'leytiv
- Relating to the ablative case
- Tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature
"ablative material on a rocket cone"
- The case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
- ablative case
Derived forms: ablatives
See also: ablate, subtractive
Type of: oblique, oblique case
Encyclopedia: Ablative
[Medicine]
adj : relating to or involving surgical ablation ‹ablative treatment› ‹ablative techniques›
- ablative absolute: Noun: ablative abs ...
- ablative case: Noun: ablative cas ...
Examples
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