ablator

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US/æˈbleɪt.ɚ/US/æˈbleɪt.ə/

noun

A material that ablates, vaporizes, wears away, burns off, erodes, or abrades.

OriginEnglish ablate ← Middle English albacioun ← Late Latin ablātiō →
First used Mid 20ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 9
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Meanings

nounablator (plural ablators)

plural ablators

  1. A material that ablates, vaporizes, wears away, burns off, erodes, or abrades.First known use Mid 20ᵗʰ century.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinab
  5. Latinab-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*telh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*tl̥h₂tós
  8. Latinlatus
  9. Latinablātus
  10. Middle Englishablat
  11. Late Latinablātiō
  12. Middle Englishalbacioun
  13. Englishablationbf.
  14. Englishablate
  15. Englishablator

From ablate + -or.

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Translations

Dutch ablatief materiaal, hitteschild
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ablator

latergreatercreatorlocatorvibratortranslatorspectatorterminatorcatercraternarratorslatercuratorgatormateralligatorwaiterdictatorskaterincubatorequatortraitorupdaterrotator
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Anagrams

BalotraBortalaabortalBaraoltBaratol
Cite this entry
APA

ablator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablator

MLA

“ablator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablator. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ablator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablator.

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