How to pronounce ablate
American English pronunciation
uh-BLAYT
- IPA
- /əˈbleɪt/
- Syllables
- uh · BLAYT (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What ablate means
To wear away by melting or burning off, as a heat shield
In a sentence: As the capsule raced back through the air, its heat shield began to ablate and glow.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning "taken away." First used in the 1500s, it was gone by the early 1600s and later came back from ablation.
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