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ablative

Meaning

adjective

  1. relating to the ablative case
  2. tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature
    “ablative material on a rocket cone”

noun

  1. the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb

Synonyms for ablative

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