ablator

English

Etymology

ablate +‎ -or

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /æˈbleɪd.ɚ/, /æˈbleɪd.ə/

Noun

ablator (plural ablators)

  1. A material that ablates, vaporizes, wears away, burns off, erodes, or abrades. [Mid 20th century.][1]

Translations

References
  1. “ablator” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From ablātus, perfect passive participle of auferō (“carry off, take away”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈblaː.tor/, [aˈbɫaː.tɔr]

Noun

ablātor m (genitive ablātōris); third declension

  1. One who takes away.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ablātor ablātōrēs
Genitive ablātōris ablātōrum
Dative ablātōrī ablātōribus
Accusative ablātōrem ablātōrēs
Ablative ablātōre ablātōribus
Vocative ablātor ablātōrēs

Descendants

References
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