'ablative' definitions:
Definition of 'ablative'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Relating to the ablative case
adjective
Tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature; "ablative material on a rocket cone"
noun
The case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb [syn: ablative, ablative case]