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ablative
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adjective
relating to the ablative case
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noun
the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
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adjective
tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature
ablative material on a rocket cone
compression
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noun
applying pressure
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noun
encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
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noun
(= contraction)
the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
the contraction of a gas on cooling
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noun
(= compaction)
an increase in the density of something