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 | ||