亚洲网紅露点

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ablative

1

[ ab-luh-tiv ]

adjective

  1. (in some inflected languages) noting a case that has among its functions the indication of place from which or, as in Latin, place in which, manner, means, instrument, or agent.


noun

  1. the ablative case. : abl.
  2. a word in that case, as 罢谤辞颈腻 in Latin Aen膿as 罢谤辞颈腻 v膿nit, 鈥淎eneas came from Troy.鈥

ablative

2

[ a-bley-tiv ]

adjective

  1. capable of or susceptible to ablation; tending to ablate:

    the ablative nose cone of a rocket.

ablative

/ 藞忙产濒蓹迟瑟惫 /

adjective

  1. (in certain inflected languages such as Latin) denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument, manner, or place of the action described by the verb
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. the ablative case
    2. a word or speech element in the ablative case
  1. taking away or removing

    ablative surgery

  2. able to disintegrate or be worn away at a very high temperature

    a thick layer of ablative material

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补产路濒补路迟颈路惫补濒 [ab-l, uh, -, tahy, -v, uh, l], adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ablative1

First recorded in 1400鈥50; late Middle English word from Latin word 补产濒腻迟墨惫耻蝉. See ablate, -ive

Origin of ablative2

First recorded in 1560鈥70; ablate + -ive
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Example Sentences

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The shield is made from an "ablative" material that slowly sinters away to carry off much of this extreme heat.

From

鈥淚t鈥檚 not place whither, it鈥檚 place to. I put my money on the ablative case.鈥

From

The Space Shuttle relied on ceramic tiles comprised of composite materials known as ablatives to shield it during the white-hot re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.

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The type of radiation treatment Justice Ginsburg had, called stereotactic ablative radiation therapy, concentrates radiation on the tumor, limiting damage to the surrounding organs, and is generally less disruptive to patients鈥 lives.

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The narrative verdict recorded at his inquest concluded, on the balance of probabilities, the treatment proposed for Mr Bevan "would have been successful" if doctors had ensured he underwent stereotactic ablative radiotherapy.

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