ablating

Variant of ablate

ablate definition

ab·late (ab lāt′)

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

  1. to remove, as by surgery
  2. Astrophysics to wear away, melt, or vaporize (surface material) by entering into or passing through the atmosphere at supersonic speed
  3. 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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