Ablation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Ablation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ablation n surgical removal of a body part or tissue [syn: ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision] the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ablation \Ab*la"tion\, n. [L. ablatio, fr. ablatus p. p. of auferre to carry away; ab + latus, p. p. of ferre carry: cf. F. ablation. See {Tolerate}.] 1. A carrying or taking away; removal. --Jer. Taylor. 2. (Med.) Extirpation. --Dunglison. 3. (Geol.) Wearing away; superficial waste. --Tyndall.