Having been worn away, removed, or vaporized by heat or erosion.
Past tense and past participle of 'ablate,' derived from Latin 'ablatus.' Used in technical and scientific contexts since the mid-20th century.
The charred nose cone of a returning spacecraft is literally an ablated material—what you see is what was sacrificed to save what's inside.
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