[ˈablətɪv], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- denoting a case (especially in Latin) of nouns and pronouns and words in grammatical agreement with them indicating an agent, instrument, or source, expressed by ‘by’, ‘with’, or ‘from’ in English

- (of surgical treatment) involving ablation
(e.g: all nine patients were treated by ablative surgery)

- relating to or subject to ablation through melting or evaporation
(e.g: the spacecraft's ablative heat shield)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French ablative (feminine of ablatif), Latin ablativus, from ablat- ‘taken away’ (see ablation)

[ˈablətɪv], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a word in the ablative case


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French ablative (feminine of ablatif), Latin ablativus, from ablat- ‘taken away’ (see ablation)