ablative
pronunciation
How to pronounce ablative in British English:
UK [ˈæblətɪv]
How to pronounce ablative in American English:
US [ˈæblətɪv]
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- Noun:
- the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
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- Adjective:
- relating to the ablative case
- tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature
Word Origin
- ablative (n.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French ablatif, from Latin (casus) ablativus "(case) of removal," expressing direction from a place or time, coined by Julius Caesar from ablatus "taken away," past participle of auferre "carrying away," from ab- "away" (see ab-) + irregular verb ferre (past participle latum; see oblate) "to carry, to bear" (see infer). The Latin case of adverbial relation, typically expressing the notion "away from," or the source or place of an action.
Example
- 1. Experimental study methods of ablative laser propulsion .
- 2. The ablative material on the sides of the dragon does not have to withstand as much heat .
- 3. Neoadjuvant hormonal ablative therapy before radical prostatectomy .
- 4. " Both genetic mutations and ablative lesions that result in abnormal energy expenditure contribute to the development of obesity in laboratory animals , " the authors wrote .
- 5. Functional reconstruction of the oral and maxillofacial defects after ablative surgery of tumors is consider to be of utmost importance for the improvement of survival rates and quality of life of the patients .