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Definitions: Ablation |
AblationNoun1. Surgical removal of a body part or tissue. 2. The erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Ablation \Ab*la"tion\, noun. [Latin expression ablatio, from ablatus present participle of auferre to carry away; ab latus, past participle of ferre carry: compare to the French expression ablation. See Tolerate.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Computing | That particular characteristic of a device, program, data, etc. , which makes it acceptable to a computer or another device-i. e. , a suitable tape with similarity of operating speeds, etc. Source: European Union. (references) |
Electrical Engineering | The removal of surface material from a body by vaporisation, melting, chipping, or other erosive process. Source: European Union. (references) |
Engineering & Technology | In space technology, the process of using up the frictional heat developed on re-entry of the vehicle into the Earth's atmosphere by degradation of the heat shield. Source: European Union. (references) |
Geography | 1. the combined processes(such as sublimation, melting, evaporation)which remove snow or ice from the surface of a glacier, snowfield, etc. 2. the amount of snow or ice removed by the above-described processes. Source: European Union. (references) |
Geological | Occurs when more glacier ice is lost by melting and evaporation each year than is added by snowfall. (references) |
| Removal of a part by melting or vaporization. (references) | |
Hydrologic | The process by which ice and snow dissipate owing to melting and evaporation. (references) |
Medicine | The removal of an organ by surgery. Source: European Union. (references) |
Public Administration | Geology:removing the surface layer, e. g. the melting and evaporation of the outer surface of ice; Medicine:the removal of an organ by surgery. Source: European Union. (references) |
Weather | All processes, which include melting, evaporation (sublimation), wind erosion, and calving (breaking off of ice masses), that remove snow or ice from a glacier or snowfield. The term also refers to the amount of snow or ice removed by these processes. (references) |
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Synonyms: AblationSynonyms: cutting out (n), excision (n), extirpation (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Nonaddition Subtraction | Noun: subtraction, subduction; deduction, retrenchment; removal, withdrawal; ablation, sublation; abstraction; (taking); garbling; Verb: mutilation, detruncation; amputation; abscission, excision, recision; curtailment; minuend, subtrahend; decrease; abrasion. |
Taking | Noun: taking; Verb: reception; (taking in); deglutition; (taking food); appropriation, prehension, prensation; capture, caption; apprehension, deprehension; abreption, seizure, expropriation, abduction, ablation; subtraction, withdrawal; abstraction, ademption; adrolepsy. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Ablation |
| Specialty definitions using "ablation": ablation breccia, Ablation Pellet, Ablation zone, ablatively, ablator, androgen suppression ♦ bone marrow ablation ♦ Catheter Ablation, charring ablator ♦ decapeptyl, Direct Drive ♦ equilibrium line ♦ Firn Line ♦ ovarian ablation ♦ radiofrequency ablation ♦ Snow Accumulation and Ablation Model, subliming ablator ♦ thermal ablation. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Ablation" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (ablation, removal), Swedish (ablation). |
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Health | Transurethral Needle Ablation. (references) | |
Ovarian ablation appears to produce a similar benefit to some chemotherapy regimens. (references) | ||
Ablation of existing stones is the most pressing need in many patients who are too ill to tolerate definitive cholecystectomy. (references) | ||
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| "Ablation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Ablation" is used about 55 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 55 | 45,713 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "ablation": ablation breccia ♦ Ablation zone ♦ bone marrow ablation ♦ Catheter Ablation ♦ ovarian ablation ♦ radiofrequency ablation ♦ thermal ablation. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
endometrial ablation | 245 |
ablation cancer dr frequency heat johnson radio tim tumor | 190 |
ablation | 172 |
radio frequency ablation | 169 |
laser ablation | 152 |
catheter ablation | 63 |
cardiac ablation | 46 |
uterine ablation | 42 |
ablation alcohol septal | 27 |
thermal ablation | 23 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "ablation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | amputim (abscission, amputation), të larguarit. (various references) | |
Arabic | إستئصال بالجراحة. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | отрязване (cutting, excision, interception, severance), ампутация. (various references) | |
Chinese | 烧蚀. (various references) | |
Czech | odstranìní (clearing, elimination, removal). (various references) | |
Danish | amputation (amputation, traumatic amputation), ablation, ablatio (ablation(artificial), amotio, balatio, detachment), fjernelse (ablation(artificial), amotio, amputation, balatio, detachment, discard, excision, removal, subduction, taking up, traumatic amputation, withdrawal), bortskæring (amputation, traumatic amputation). (various references) | |
Dutch | amputatie (amputation, traumatic amputation), afslijting,afsmelting, ablatio (ablation(artificial), amotio, balatio, detachment), ablatie (ablation(artificial), amotio, amputation, balatio, detachment, traumatic amputation). (various references) | |
Finnish | amputointi, ablaatio (abscission, exeresis), sulanta, sulaminen (fusion, melting, searing, thawing), poistoleikkaus, poisto (closing, culling, depreciation, erasing, erasure, exhaust system, outlet, removal, scavenging, suppression, throw-off, transfer, trapping, vent, writing off), pintakuorinta, irtoaminen (debonding, loosening, separation, slackening, slacking), irtauma (delamination), irrotus (staging). (various references) | |
French | ablation. (various references) | |
German | Amputation (amputation, traumatic amputation), Amputatio (amputation, traumatic amputation), Absetzen (airdrop, amputation, break off, cancel, debarkation, deduct, degrade, degradeher, depose, deposit, deposition, deprive, discontinuation, discontinue, disembarkation, dismiss, drop, falling out of a solid within a liquid because of gravity, land, let out, move, oust, posit, push off, put down, remove, sedimentation, sell, set down, settlement, settling, stop, traumatic amputation, unseat, unshoulder, wean, weaning, weaning off), Abschmelzung, Ablation, Ablatio (ablation(artificial), amotio, amputation, balatio, detachment, traumatic amputation), Abbrand (burn up, burn-up, combustion, nuclear burn up), Entfernung (dislodgement, DIST, distance, equidistance, excavation, excision, expulsion, offset, range, remoteness, removal, removing), die Abtragung. (various references) | |
Greek | εκτομή (ablation(artificial), abscission, amotio, balatio, detachment, excision), αποκόμιση, αποκόλληση (ablation(artificial), abruption, amotio, balatio, calving, délamination, decollate, delamination, detachment, lifting, raising, separation), αφαίρεση (abstraction, abstraction?G, deduction, excision, extraction, removal, subtraction, withdrawal, withdrawament, write off). (various references) | |
Hebrew | קטיע" (amputation, clipping, cutting), כרית" (abscission, cutting, excision, extirpation). (various references) | |
Hungarian | leoperálás, levétel, leolvadás, lemosás (sponging down, wash), lehordás (crackdown, misuse, row, wigging), kivétel (exception, excision, exemption, pull out, pulling out, recover, removal, taking out), kimosás (elutriation, wash out, washout, wash-out), eltávolítás (decapitation, extraction, removal, takeout), elhordás. (various references) | |
Italian | ablazione (ablation(artificial), amotio, balatio, detachment, distance, equidistance, excision, removal). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 切除 (cut off, cut out). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | せつじょ (cut off, cut out). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ablationay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | remoção (air gap, clearance, purge, removal, shaking), ablação (ablation(artificial), amotio, balatio, detachment, excitability). (various references) | |
Romanian | ablaţiune (abscission). (various references) | |
Russian | устранение (debounce, educoration, edulcoration, elimination, removal, resection), удаление (deletion, excision, extirpation, recession, removal, resection, withdrawal). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | amputacija (amputation), topljenje glečera. (various references) | |
Spanish | ablación (ablactation, ablation(artificial), amotio, balatio, detachment, weaning). (various references) | |
Swedish | ablation. (various references) | |
Turkish | ameliyatla çıkarma, ablasyon. (various references) | |
Ukranian | ампутація (abscission, amputation). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | ablatio. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ablation": ablations. (additional references) | |
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"Ablation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abcation, ablivion, Abolarin, Abtalion, abulation, Alaiou, Alattin, Albaston, Alletio, aplation, aslanian, aubulation, Balashov, Sabatino. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "ablation" (pronounced 'Ab*la"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation, Acetification, Achromatization, Acidification, Acquisition, Actualization, Actuation, Acuation, Acuition, Acumination, Acupuncturation, Adaptation, Adaption, Addiction, Addition, Adduction, Ademption, Adeption, Adequation, Adfiliation, Adhibition, Adhortation, Adipoceration, Adjection, Adjudication, Adjunction, Adjuration, Adlegation, Adlocution, Admensuration, Administration, Admiration, Admixtion, Admonition, Admortization, Adnation, Adoption, Adoration, Adornation, Adosculation, Adrogation, Adsignification, Adulation, Adulteration, Adumbration, Adunation, Adustion, Advocation, Advolution, Aerification, AEstivation, Affectation, Affection, Affiliation, Affirmation, Afflation, Affliction, Afforestation, Affriction, Aggeneration, Aggeration, Agglomeration, Agglutination, Aggrandization, Aggravation, Aggregation, Agitation, Aglutition, Agnation, Agnition, Agnomination, Agricolation, Alation, Albication, Albification, Alcoholization, Alienation, Alimentation, Alkalization, Allectation, Allegation, Allegorization, Alleviation, Alligation, Alliteration, Allocation, Allocution, Alteration, Altercation, Alutation, Amalgamation, Ambulation, Ambustion, Amelioration, Americanization, Amolition, Amortization, Amotion, Amplexation, Ampliation, Amplification, Amputation, Anaesthetization, Analyzation, Anathematization, Anatomization, Angariation, Anglicization, Angulation, Angustation, Anhelation, Animalization, Animation, Annexation, Annihilation, Annomination, Annotation, Annulation, Annumeration, Annunciation, Anteposition, Antiattrition, Anticipation, Antifriction, Antilibration, Antiquation, Antivaccination, Antivivisection, Antrustion, Apertion, Apocopation, Apostemation, Apparition, Appellation, Appendication, Apperception, Appetition, Application, Apportion, Apposition, Apprecation, Appreciation, Approbation, Appropinquation, Appropriation, Approximation, Aprication, Aration, Arbitration, Arborization, Arctation, Arcuation, Arefaction, Arenation, Areolation, Argentation, Argumentation, Argutation, Arietation, Ariolation, Aromatization, Arrentation, Arreption, Arrestation, Arrogation, Arterialization, Articulation, Ascription, Asexualization, Aspection, Asperation, Asphyxiation, Aspiration, Asportation, Assassination, Assastion, Assecuration, Assecution, Assentation, assertion, Asseveration, Assibilation, Assignation, Assimulation, Association, Assuefaction, Assumption, Astipulation, Astriction, -ation, Atmolyzation, Atomization, Attemperation, Attention, Attenuation, Atterration, Attestation, Attrectation, Attribution, Attrition, Aucupation, Audition, Augmentation, Auguration, Aurigation, Auscultation, Authorization, Autofecundation, Auto-infection, Auto-inoculation, Auto-intoxication, Autosuggestion, Autotoxication, Averruncation, Aversation, Aviation, Avocation, Avolation, Backwardation, Ballotation, Balneation, Balsamation, Bannition, Baptization, Bastion, Beatification, Benediction, Benefaction, Bifurcation, Bilection, Biliation, Bilocation, Bipartition, Bisection, Bituminization, Blandation, Blatteration, Boation, Bolection, Bombilation, Bombination, Botheration, Brutalization, By-election, Cachinnation, Calamistration, Calcification, Calcination, Calcitration, Calculation, Calefaction, Caligation, Callisection, Calorification, Calumniation, Cameration, Canalization, Cancellation, Canceration, Canonization, Cantation, Cantillation, Cantion, Capillation, Capitation, Capitulation, Caprification, Caption, Carbonatation, Carbonization, Carbunculation, Carnation, Carnification, Caseation, Cassation, Castellation, Castigation, Castrametation, Castration, Catechisation, Catenation, Causation, Cauterization, Cavillation, Celebration, Cementation, Cenation, Centesimation, Centralization, Cephalization, Cerebration, Certification, Cessation, Characterization, Chatteration, Chitinization, Chlorination, Chondrification, Chrismation, Christianization, Chylifaction, Chylification, Chymification, Cibation, Cicatrization, Cicuration, Cinefaction, Cineration, Circination, Circuition, Circulation, Circumcursation, Circumdenudation, Circumduction, Circumflection, Circumgestation, Circumgyration, Circumlocution, Circumnavigation, Circumnutation, Circumposition, Circumrotation, Circumscription, Circumspection, Circumvallation, Circumvection, Circumvention, Circumvolation, Circumvolution, Citation, Citrination, Clamation, Clarification, Classification, Claudication, Coacervation, Coaction, Coadaptation, Coadunation, Coadunition, Coagmentation, Coagulation, Coalition, Coaptation, Coarctation, Coarticulation, Coaxation, Coction, Codification, Coeducation, Coemption, Cogitation. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-i-l-n-o-t" | |
-1 letter: alation. | |
-2 letters: albino, atonal, bonita, latino, obtain, talion. | |
-3 letters: aboil, alant, aloin, banal, baton, binal, biont, biota, blain, bloat, labia, lanai, liana, natal, notal, tabla, talon, tolan, tonal. | |
-4 letters: alan, alba, alit, alto, anal, anil, anoa, anta, anti, baal, bail, bait, bani, bint, blat, blin, blot, boat, boil, bola, bolt, bota, into, iota, lain, lati, lino, lint, lion, loan, loin, lota, loti, nail, naoi, noil, nota, obia, obit, tail, tain, tala, tali, toil, tola. | |
-5 letters: aal, aba, abo, ail, ain, ait, ala, alb, alt, ana, ani, ant, baa, bal, ban, bat, bin, bio, bit, boa, bot, ion, lab, lat, lib, lin, lit, lob, lot, nab, nib, nil, nit, nob, not, oat, obi, oil, tab, tan, tao, til, tin, ton. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-i-l-n-o-t" | |
+1 letter: ablations, antilabor, baritonal, battalion, botanical. | |
+2 letters: actionable, actionably, ambulation, battalions, binational, botanicals, obtainable, tabulation. | |
+3 letters: ablutionary, abnormality, ambulations, botanically, calibration, containable, elaborating, elaboration, labiodental, libationary, librational, probational, sailboating, subnational, subrational, tabulations, vibrational. | |
+4 letters: aberrational, abolitionary, alloantibody, balletomania, blastulation, calibrations, catabolizing, elaborations, geobotanical, habilitation, labanotation, labiodentals, nonbacterial, outbalancing, paleobotanic, sailboatings, sanctionable, unobtainable. | |
+5 letters: abnormalities, abstractional, antibillboard, antimetabolic, antimicrobial, apportionable, arbitrational, attributional, balkanization, balletomanias, blastulations, brutalization, carbonylation, carboxylating, carboxylation, collaborating, collaboration, combinational, combinatorial, confabulating, confabulation, confiscatable, globalization, gubernatorial, habilitations, labanotations, labialization, malabsorption, nonalphabetic, observational, obtainability, paleobotanies, paleobotanist, pentobarbital, perambulation, phenobarbital, probationally, reasonability, recalibration, stabilization, suballocation, syllabication, thiabendazole, uncontainable, verbalization. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 62 6C 61 74 69 6F 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -... .-.. .- - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100010 01101100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A b l a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0062 006C 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3568786786758180 |
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