8 Letter Words for Ablation
ablation, albation, obtainal
7 Letter Words for Ablation
ailanto, alation, alinota, balitao, bitonal, boniata, laotian, notalia, tablina, talabon
6 Letter Words for Ablation
abaton, abilao, albino, albion, anilao, anotia, antlia, atonal, atonia, balant, balian, balita, batino, batlan, batlon, bolita, boltin, bonita, latian, latina, latino, lation, latona, libant, lobata, oatbin, obital, oblata, obtain, oliban, talion
5 Letter Words for Ablation
abilo, aboil, alani, alant, alban, albin, aloin, altin, anabo, anlia, anoia, anoil, anoli, antal, bailo, balai, balao, balat, balon, balti, banal, banat, bania, baton, binal, biont, biota, blain, bloat, bolti, botan, ibota, labia, lanai, latin, laton, liana, lotan, nabal, nabla, natal, niata, nilot, niota, notal, oblat, ontal, tabla, taino, talao, talio, talon, tania, tanoa, tolan, tonal
4 Letter Words for Ablation
abit, aina, aint, aion, alai, alan, alba, alia, alin, alto, anal, anat, anba, anil, anoa, anta, anti, aoli, aona, atli, baal, bail, bain, bait, bali, bani, bant, bata, bilo, bino, bint, biol, bion, bito, blan, blat, blin, blit, blot, boat, boil, bola, bolt, bona, bota, boti, ilot, inta, intl, into, iota, ital, lain, lait, lana, lant, lata, lati, lina, lino, lint, lion, loan, lobi, loin, lota, loti, naib, nail, naio, nala, naoi, natl, nato, nito, noil, nolt, nota, oban, obia, obit, obli, oint, taal, tabi, tail, tain, tala, tali, tana, tiao, toil, tola
3 Letter Words for Ablation
aal, aba, abl, abn, abo, abt, aia, ail, ain, ait, ala, alb, aln, alo, alt, ana, ant, aob, baa, bai, bal, ban, bat, bin, bio, bit, blo, blt, boa, bol, bon, bot, btl, iaa, iao, iba, ilo, int, ion, ita, laa, lab, lai, lan, lao, lat, lib, lin, lit, loa, lob, lot, naa, nab, nat, nib, nil, nit, noa, nob, nol, not, oat, oba, obi, obl, oil, ola, ona, oni, ont, taa, tab, tai, tal, tan, tao, tib, til, tin, tln, tlo, toa, tob, toi, tol, ton
Definitions for Ablation
[1] the removal, especially of organs, abnormal growths, or harmful substances, from the body by mechanical means, as by surgery.
[2] the reduction in volume of glacial ice, snow, or névé by the combined processes of melting, evaporation, and calving. Compare alimentation(def 3) .
[3] Aerospace . erosion of the protective outer surface (ablator) of a spacecraft or missile due to the aerodynamic heating caused by travel at hypersonic speed during reentry through the atmosphere.
[4] the surgical removal of an organ, structure, or part
[5] the melting or wearing away of an expendable part, such as the heat shield of a space re-entry vehicle on passing through the earth's atmosphere
[6] the wearing away of a rock or glacier
Words related to Ablation
depletion, erosion, depreciation, extirpation, cutting, removal, abscission, attrition, consumption, dissipation, decrement, overuse, weathering
Words nearby Ablation
abl., ablactate, ablactation, ablare, ablate, ablation, ablative, ablative absolute, ablator, ablaut, ablaze
Origin of Ablation
First recorded in 1570–80, ablation is from the Late Latin word ablātiōn- (stem of ablātiō ). See ablate, -ion
Words that may be confused with Ablation
ablation, ablution
Word origin for Ablation
C15: from Late Latin ablatiōn-, from Latin auferre to carry away, remove
Synonyms for Ablation
abscission, cutting, extirpation, removal
