1. in a manner relating to or involving ablation (removal or wearing away)
Usage: technical; medical and scientific contexts

Examples

• The spacecraft’s heat shield worked ablatively, burning away layers to protect the crew.
• The surgeon removed the tumor ablatively using laser technology.
• The glacier retreated ablatively over several decades.
• The material was designed to function ablatively under extreme heat.
• Ice ablatively melted from the surface during the warm spell.