English adjective: ablative | |||
1. | ablative relating to the ablative case | ||
Domain category | linguistics | ||
2. | ablative tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature | ||
Samples | Ablative material on a rocket cone. | ||
Similar | subtractive | ||
Antonyms | additive | ||
English noun: ablative | |||
1. | ablative (communication) the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb | ||
Synonyms | ablative case | ||
Broader (hypernym) | oblique, oblique case | ||