ablation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Late Latin ablātiōder. Middle English albacioun English ablation From Late Middle English ablacioun (“removal”), from Late Latin ablātiō (“a taking away”), from auferō (“to take away, carry off, withdraw, remove”) + -tiō (“-tion”, nominal suffix). Doublet of ablatio. Compare French ablation. By surface analysis, ablat(e) + -ion.
Meanings
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A carrying or taking away; removal.
- (countable, uncountable) The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation.
- (countable, qualifier:artificial intelligence, uncountable) The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation. ▸ The removal of a component of an AI system.
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(countable, uncountable) The progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes such as melting or vaporization under heat or chipping. ▸ The removal of a glacier by melting and evaporation; the lowering of a land surface by any of several means, as in wind erosion or mass wasting.
“We’re just seeing enormous ablation, ice melt rates and snow melt rates all over the Alps,” Glamos network chief Matthias Huss told AFP on Friday, as multiple Swiss weather stations registered new all-time records.
2026 June 27, “Snow and ice on Swiss glaciers melting at alarming rate amid heatwave, expert says”, in The Guardian, sourced from Agence France-Presse, →ISSN, archived from the original on 27 Jun 2026:
- (countable, uncountable) The progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes such as melting or vaporization under heat or chipping. ▸ The depletion of surface snow and ice from a spacecraft or meteorite through melting and evaporation caused by aerodynamic heating.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ablations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
preablation · myeloablation · lymphoablation · postablation · electroablation · atheroablation · photoablation · cryoablation · cycloablation · immunoablation · hemiablation · cytoablation · chemoablation · periablation · rotablation · ablative · reablation · radioablation · ablation study · locoablation · ablational · thermoablation · aquablation
Relateds
Translations (50)
pt ablação (surgical removal) · es ablación (taking away, removal) · pl ablacja (progressive removal of material) · it ablazione (progressive removal of material) · nl erosie (progressive removal of material) · nl afsmelting (progressive removal of material) · sh одроњавање (progressive removal of material) · bg отстраняване (taking away, removal) · sh ablácija (taking away, removal) · ru ампута́ция (surgical removal) · de Ablation (progressive removal of material) · cmn 摘除 (surgical removal) · pt ablação (taking away, removal) · de Ablation (surgical removal) · nb amputasjon (surgical removal) · ru абля́ция (progressive removal of material) · ca ablació (progressive removal of material) · ro ablațiune (surgical removal) · sh абла́ција (surgical removal) · sh абла́ција (progressive removal of material) · cmn 消融 (progressive removal of material) · fr ablation (surgical removal) · sh ablácija (progressive removal of material) · fi amputaatio (surgical removal) · ca ablació (taking away, removal) · nl ablatie (surgical removal) · pt ablação (progressive removal of material) · fi ablaatio (progressive removal of material) · hu abláció (surgical removal) · nb ablasjon (progressive removal of material) · pl ablacja (surgical removal) · nl ablatie (progressive removal of material) · cmn 切除 (surgical removal) · es ablación (surgical removal) · sh абла́ција (taking away, removal) · ca ablació (surgical removal) · fr ablation (taking away, removal) · bg ампутация (surgical removal) · sh отапање (progressive removal of material) · hu abláció (progressive removal of material) · nb fjerning (taking away, removal) · it ablazione (surgical removal) · ky ампутация (taking away, removal) · sh odronjavanje (progressive removal of material) · ro ablațiune (progressive removal of material) · sh otapanje (progressive removal of material) · sh ablácija (surgical removal) · nb ablasjon (surgical removal) · hi उच्छेदन (taking away, removal) · cmn 銷蝕 /销蚀 (progressive removal of material)