ablating

Variant of ablate

ablate Definition

ab·late (ab lāt′)

transitive verb ablated -·lat′ed, ablating -·lat′·ing

to remove, as by surgery
Astrophysics to wear away, melt, or vaporize (surface material) by entering into or passing through the atmosphere at supersonic speed
Geol. to wear away, as by erosion

Etymology: back-form. < ablation < LL(Ec) ablatio, a taking away < L ablatus: see ablative

intransitive verb

to undergo ablation

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ablating Usage Examples

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material: Our explanation for this was that a strong stellar wind was blowing last the clumps and ablating material from them.

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