ablasi

See also: ablası

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch ablatie, from French ablation, from Late Latin ablātiō (“a taking away”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /abˈlasi/ [ap̚ˈla.si]
  • Rhymes: -asi
  • Syllabification: ab‧la‧si

Noun

ablasi (plural ablasi-ablasi)

  1. ablation:
    1. the progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes such as melting or vaporization under heat or chipping
    2. (geology) the removal of a glacier by melting and evaporation; the lowering of a land surface by any of several means, as in wind erosion or mass wasting
    3. (meteorology) the depletion of surface snow and ice from a spacecraft or meteorite through melting and evaporation caused by friction with the atmosphere
    4. (surgery) the surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor
    5. (cardiology) ablation therapy using radio frequency waves on the heart is used to cure a variety of cardiac arrhythmiae
    6. (astronomy, space science) the process of wearing away an object's outer layers as it moves through a planetary atmosphere

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Malay: ابلاسي (ablasi)

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Indonesian ablasi, from Dutch ablatie, from French ablation, from Late Latin ablātiō (“a taking away”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a.bla.si]
    • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -si, -i
  • Hyphenation: a‧bla‧si

Noun

ablasi (Jawi spelling ابلاسي, plural ablasi-ablasi)

  2. (surgery) The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; ablation.

References

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