ABLATIVE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does ablative mean? 

• ABLATIVE (noun)
  The noun ABLATIVE has 1 sense:

1. the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb

  Familiarity information: ABLATIVE used as a noun is very rare.

• ABLATIVE (adjective)
  The adjective ABLATIVE has 2 senses:

1. relating to the ablative case
2. tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature

  Familiarity information: ABLATIVE used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ABLATIVE (noun)

Meaning:

The case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

ablative; ablative case

Hypernyms ("ablative" is a kind of...):

oblique; oblique case (any grammatical case other than the nominative)

• ABLATIVE (adjective)

Meaning:

Relating to the ablative case

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

linguistics (the scientific study of language)

Pertainym:

ablative (the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb)

Meaning:

Tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature

Context example:

ablative material on a rocket cone

Similar:

subtractive (constituting or involving subtraction)