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In grammar, the ablative case (pronounced /ˈæbleɪtɪv/ AB-lay-tiv; abbreviated abl) is a grammatical case for nouns, pronouns, and adjectives in the grammars

Ablative armor is armor which prevents damage through the process of ablation, the removal of material from the surface of an object by vaporization, chipping

atmospheres of Venus, Titan and the giant planets. The concept of the ablative heat shield was described as early as 1920 by Robert Goddard: "In the case

In Latin grammar, the ablative case (cāsus ablātīvus) is one of the six noun cases. Traditionally, it is the sixth case (cāsus sextus, cāsus latīnus).

vaporization, chipping, erosive processes, or by other means. Examples of ablative materials are described below, including spacecraft material for ascent

but ex "from, out of" is always followed by an ablative. The preposition in is followed by the ablative when it means "in, on", but by the accusative when

cornŭ "horn", dative and ablative cornū, but usually not for non-neuter nouns, e.g. manŭs, ūs, f. "hand", dative manuī and ablative manū). The locative singular

orbit or coming towards the Earth as in a returning elliptical orbit. Ablative laser propulsion (ALP) is a form of beam-powered propulsion in which an

case belongs to the general local cases, together with the lative and ablative case. The locative case exists in many language groups. The Proto-Indo-European

serse" ("sitting in the tent") utilize the ablative to indicate the location where something occurred. The ablative, typically when accompanied by a preposition