ablative nose-cone

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• ablative — ablative1 ablatival /ab leuh tuy veuhl/, adj. /ab leuh tiv/, Gram. adj. 1. (in some inflected languages) noting a case that has among its functions the indication of place from which or, as in Latin, place in which, manner, means, instrument, or… …   Universalium

• ablative — I ab•la•tive [[t]ˈæb lə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) gram. of or designating a grammatical case that is used to mark the starting point of an action and, in Latin, to indicate manner, instrument, or agent 2) gram. the ablative case 3) gram. a word or other… …   From formal English to slang

• ablative — [ab′lə tiv; ] for adj. 2 [, ab lāt′iv] adj. [ME < L ablativus < ablatus, pp. of auferre < ab , away + ferre, to BEAR1] 1. Gram. designating, of, or in a case expressing removal, deprivation, direction away from, source, cause, or agency… …   English World dictionary

• ablative — I. adjective Date: 15th century of, relating to, or constituting a grammatical case expressing typically the relations of separation and source and also frequently such relations as cause or instrument • ablative noun II. adjective Date: circa… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• Project Mercury — Duration 1959 1963 Goal Place Americans into orbit for as long as one day Achievements First manned flight: May 5, 1961 First orbital flight …   Wikipedia

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• SM-65 Atlas — Main article: Atlas (rocket family) B 65/SM 65/CGM 16/HGM 16 Atlas Launch of an SM 65A Atlas from LC 12, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, 20 February 1958 Type …   Wikipedia