ablator

English

Etymology

From ablate +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

Noun

ablator (plural ablators)

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

Translations

Translations

References

  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “ablator”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

ablātor m (genitive ablātōris); third declension

  1. One who takes away.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative ablātor ablātōrēs
genitive ablātōris ablātōrum
dative ablātōrī ablātōribus
accusative ablātōrem ablātōrēs
ablative ablātōre ablātōribus
vocative ablātor ablātōrēs

Descendants

  • English: ablator
  • Portuguese: ablator

References

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