ablator
English
Etymology
ablate + -or
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /æˈbleɪɾ.ɚ/, /æˈbleɪɾ.ə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æˈbleɪt.əː/
- Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)
Noun
ablator (plural ablators)
- A material that ablates, vaporizes, wears away, burns off, erodes, or abrades. [Mid 20th century.][1]
Translations
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References
- 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
- Baratol, Bortala, abortal
Latin
Etymology
From ablātus, perfect passive participle of auferō (“carry off, take away”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /abˈlaː.tor/, [äbˈɫ̪äːt̪ɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /abˈla.tor/, [äbˈläːt̪or]
Noun
ablātor m (genitive ablātōris); third declension
- One who takes away.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ablātor | ablātōrēs |
| Genitive | ablātōris | ablātōrum |
| Dative | ablātōrī | ablātōribus |
| Accusative | ablātōrem | ablātōrēs |
| Ablative | ablātōre | ablātōribus |
| Vocative | ablātor | ablātōrēs |
Related terms
- ablātiō
- ablātīvus
- ablātus
- auferō
Descendants
- English: ablator
- Portuguese: ablator
References
- “ablator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ablator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)