ablated

Definition of Ablated in English :

1. ablated

made smaller or less by melting or erosion or vaporization

Example Sentences:
'the rocket's ablated head shield'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ablated

verb

(transitive)

to remove by ablation

verb transitiveWord forms: abˈlated or abˈlating

1.

to remove, as by surgery

2. Astronomy

to wear away, melt, or vaporize (surface material) by entering into or passing through the atmosphere at supersonic speed

v. ab·lat·ed, ab·lat·ing, ab·lates

v.tr.

1. Medicine To remove or destroy the function of (a body organ or tissue).

2. To remove by erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.

v.intr.

To become ablated; undergo ablation.