Word: ablation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ab
la
tion
Definition: The depletion of surface snow and ice from a spacecraft or meteorite through melting and evaporation caused by friction with the atmosphere.
Morphemes:
Affix: ablate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ab-
Language: la
Decoded: ab-
Meaning: away
Affix: ferre
Language: la
Decoded: ferre
Meaning: to carry
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.