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1914 Lancet 4 July 38/2 Ablation experiments indicate that the posterior lobe is less essential to life.

1950 Geogr. Jrnl. 40 221 Direct influences of variation in solar activity on glacier ablation rates.

1954 Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. 65 1263 (title) Persistent features on the inner portion of the ablation zone near the Mint Julep Research Station, Greenland Ice Cap.

1961 New Scientist 4 May 241 The blunt end [of the space capsule] acts as an ‘ablation shield’ for re-entry.

1970 Lancet 25 Apr. 868/2 Biochemical tests have been designed which..indicate whether ablation therapy may be beneficial.

1995 Independent 18 Apr. 21/2 The ablation zone is the width of the cornea treated by the laser.

2001 Review (Rio Tinto) Dec. 5/3 As the surface melted, more of the wire would be exposed on the surface, giving a simple read-out of the ablation rate.

2003 Outside Dec. 38/2 Better known as sun cups or, technically, ablation hollows, these dimple-like depressions form on snowfields that have been exposed to prolonged intense sunlight.