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- [a-bley-shuh n]
- /æˈbleɪ ʃən/
- /əˈbleɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [a-bley-shuh n]
- /æˈbleɪ ʃən/
Definitions of ablation word
- noun ablation the surgical removal of an organ, structure, or part 3
- noun ablation the melting or wearing away of an expendable part, such as the heat shield of a space re-entry vehicle on passing through the earth's atmosphere 3
- noun ablation the wearing away of a rock or glacier 3
- noun ablation the removal, especially of organs, abnormal growths, or harmful substances, from the body by mechanical means, as by surgery. 1
- noun ablation the reduction in volume of glacial ice, snow, or névé by the combined processes of melting, evaporation, and calving. Compare alimentation (def 3). 1
- noun ablation Aerospace. erosion of the protective outer surface (ablator) of a spacecraft or missile due to the aerodynamic heating caused by travel at hypersonic speed during reentry through the atmosphere. 1
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Origin of ablation
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80, ablation is from the Late Latin word ablātiōn- (stem of ablātiō). See ablate, -ion
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Parts of speech for Ablation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ablation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ablation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ablation
noun ablation
- cutting — A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.
- removal — the act of removing.
- abscission — the separation of leaves, branches, flowers, and bark from plants by the formation of an abscission layer
- depletion — a depleting or being depleted
- depreciation — the reduction in value of a fixed asset due to use, obsolescence, etc
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