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"Ablation" Definition

noun

Aerospace The dissipation of heat generated by atmospheric friction, especially in the atmospheric reentry of a spacecraft or missile, by means of a melting heat shield.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Aerospace The reduction or removal of heat-protective surface material by aerodynamic friction, as from a heat shield.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Surgical excision or amputation of a body part or tissue.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

The erosive processes by which a glacier is reduced.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Surgical removal.

Source: Merriam-Webster

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