RE: Sandcasters, was [FT] Vector...
From: "Tim Jones" <Tim.Jones@S...>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 10:11:21 +0100
Subject: RE: Sandcasters, was [FT] Vector...
>Ablate or abrade?
>
Ablate
Main Entry: ab7late
Pronunciation: a-'blAt
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): ab7lat7ed; ab7lat7ing
Etymology: Latin ablatus (pp. of auferre to remove), from ab- + latus,
past
participle of ferre
Date: 1542
transitive senses : to remove especially by cutting, abrading, or
evaporating
intransitive senses : to become ablated; especially : VAPORIZE 1