ablative

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Pronunciation

• (grammar) (America) IPA: /ˈæb.lə.tɪv/
• (engineering) IPA: /əˈbleɪ.tɪv/

Adjective

ablative (not comparable)

1. (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. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
2. (obsolete) Pertaining to taking away or removing. [Attested from the mid 16^th century until the early 18^th century.]
3. (engineering, nautical) Sacrificial, wearing away or being destroyed in order to protect the underlying, as in ablative paints used for antifouling. [First attested in 1959.].
4. (medical) Relating to the removal of a body part, tumor, or organ. [First attested in the mid 20^th century.]
5. (geology) Relating to the erosion of a land mass; relating to the melting or evaporation of a glacier. [First attested in the mid 20^th century.]

Translations

• French: ablatif
• German: ablativisch
• Italian: ablativo
• Portuguese: ablativo
• Russian: абляти́вный
• Spanish: ablativo

Noun

ablative (plural ablatives)

1. (grammar) The ablative case. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
2. An ablative material. [Mid 20^th century.]

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