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单词 ablate
释义

ablate

[ a-bleyt ]
/ æˈbleɪt /
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verb (used with object), ab·lat·ed, ab·lat·ing.

to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.: to ablate a metal surface with intense heat.

verb (used without object), ab·lat·ed, ab·lat·ing.

to become ablated; undergo ablation.

Origin of ablate

1535–45; <Latin ablātus carried away (past participle of auferre), equivalent to ab-ab- + lātus (past participle of ferre to bear); see -ate1

Words nearby ablate

abl., ablactate, ablactation, à blanc, ablare, ablate, ablation, ablative, ablative absolute, ablator, ablaut
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Example sentences from the Web for ablate

  • So it is very plausible that low-density stuff from Bennu … would ablate higher in the atmosphere and not have a chance to create meteorites at all.

    The asteroid Bennu’s brittle boulders may make grabbing a sample easier|Lisa Grossman|October 8, 2020|Science News

British Dictionary definitions for ablate

ablate
/ (æbˈleɪt) /

verb

(tr) to remove by ablation

Word Origin for ablate

C20: back formation from ablation
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for ablate

ablate
[ ă-blāt ]

v.

To remove or destroy the function of.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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