Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb Medicine To remove or destroy the function of (a body organ or tissue).
- intransitive verb To remove by erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.
- intransitive verb To become ablated; undergo ablation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To take away; remove.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb remove an organ or bodily structure
- verb wear away through erosion or vaporization
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The base of Orion's heat shield will endure the most heat and will erode away or "ablate" in a controlled fashion - transporting heat away during the descent through the atmosphere.
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Orion's heat shield, the dish-shaped thermal protection system at the base of the spacecraft, will endure the most heat and will erode, or "ablate," in a controlled fashion, transporting heat away from the crew module during its descent through the atmosphere.
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Orion's heat shield, the dish-shaped thermal protection system at the base of the spacecraft, will endure the most heat and will erode, or "ablate," in a controlled fashion, transporting heat away from the crew module during its descent through the atmosphere.
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Orion's heat shield, the dish-shaped thermal protection system at the base of the spacecraft, will endure the most heat and will erode, or "ablate," in a controlled fashion, transporting heat away from the crew module during its descent through the atmosphere.
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Orion's heat shield, the dish-shaped thermal protection system at the base of the spacecraft, will endure the most heat and will erode, or "ablate," in a controlled fashion, transporting heat away from the crew module during its descent through the atmosphere.
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Dr. Boothe the excimer laser uses a cool ultraviolet light beam to precisely remove ( "ablate") very tiny bits of tissue from the cornea to reshape it.
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So very tired, yet we tried ... to ablate the tide.
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Medtronic has said that its Cardioblate devices received FDA approval to "ablate cardiac tissue" and "ablate soft tissue" during "general surgery" or "cardiac surgery."
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Medtronic has said that its Cardioblate devices received FDA approval to "ablate cardiac tissue" and "ablate soft tissue" during "general surgery" or "cardiac surgery."
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Medtronic has said that its Cardioblate devices received FDA approval to "ablate cardiac tissue" and "ablate soft tissue" during "general surgery" or "cardiac surgery."
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