ablation
thumb|200px|Ablation near the electrode in a flashtube. The high-energy electrical arc slowly erodes the glass, leaving a frosted appearance.
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- Artificial intelligence
- Biology
- Medicine
- Electro-ablation
- Glaciology
- Laser ablation
- Marine surface coatings
- Passive fire protection
- Protoplanetary disk ablation
- Spaceflight
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thumb|200px|Ablation near the electrode in a flashtube. The high-energy electrical arc slowly erodes the glass, leaving a frosted appearance.
Ablation ( – removal) is the removal or destruction of something from an object by vaporization, chipping, erosive processes, or by other means. Examples of ablation as it is relevant to various industries are described below, including spacecraft material for ascent and atmospheric reentry, ice and snow in glaciology, biological tissues in medicine and passive fire protection materials.