ablative

(ablə tiv; for adj. 2, ab lātiv)

adjective

  1. Gram. designating, of, or in a case expressing removal, deprivation, direction away from, source, cause, or agency
  2. Astrophysics that ablates, as the protective coating material on the nose cone of a space missile

Origin: ME < L ablativus < ablatus, pp. of auferre < ab-, away + ferre, to bear

noun

  1. the ablative case: this case is expressed by inflection in languages such as Latin, Sanskrit, and Hungarian
  2. a word or phrase in this case

See ablative in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Of, relating to, or being a grammatical case indicating separation, direction away from, sometimes manner or agency, and the object of certain verbs. It is found in Latin and other Indo-European languages.
noun
  1. The ablative case.
  2. A word in this case.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Latin ablātīvus

Origin: , from ablātus, carried away; see ablation 

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adjective
  1. Of, relating to, or capable of ablation.
  2. Tending to ablate.

Origin:

Origin: From ablation

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Related Forms:

  • ab·laˈtive·ly adverb

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