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ablator
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[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- A protective surface layer (e.g. in a rocket engine) made of a material which ablates readily when heated and so reduces the transfer of external heat to the underlying material.
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Origin
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mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From ablate + -or
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