quench
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quench
- /kwɛnt͡ʃ/
Rhymes with -ɛntʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English quenchen, from Old English cwenċan, from Proto-Germanic *kwankijaną.
verb quenches · quenching · quenched · quent
- To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst. The library quenched her thirst for knowledge.
- To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light). […] others ſaying, the fire would ceaſe as ſoon as it had vent, uncovered a great part of the houſe, breaking down the roofs, and destroying all that ſtood in their way. None of them went about to quench the fire, but all were employed in pulling down the houſe, […]
- To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron. The swordsmith quenched the sword in an oil bath so that it wouldn't shatter.
- To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.
- To rapidly change the parameters of a physical system. A suitable method to prepare a system out of equilibrium in order to study the ensuing dynamics is to quench the system, i.e., to change its parameters abruptly.
- To rapidly terminate the operation of a superconducting electromagnet by causing part or all of the magnet's windings to enter the normal, resistive state. If someone is pinned against the MRI magnet by a ferromagnetic object, you may need to quench the magnet in order to free them.
noun quenches
- The act of quenching something; the fact of being quenched. Then the MacManus [i.e. a ship] went down. The sudden quench of the white light was how I knew it.
- The abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state. There are two main types of quenches, and both are triggered by the red button. A customer of ours actually pushed his once, out of curiosity. And no, he was not 7 years old. This button is primarily for safety purposes. In some rare cases, clear signage is ignored and metal objects like mop buckets
- A rapid change of the parameters of a physical system.
Translations
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verb to satisfy thirst
| Español | matar la sed, aplacar, abrevar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 止渴 zhǐkě, 解渴 jiěkě |
| Português | saciar, matar a sede |
| Français | apaiser, étancher, rassasier, désaltérer |
| Deutsch | stillen, löschen |
| Italiano | dissetare, abbeverare, estinguere, appagare, spegnere, levarsi |
| Ελληνικά | σβήνω svíno, ξεδιψώ xedipsó |
| Русский | утоля́ть utoljátʹ, утоли́ть utolítʹ, напива́ться napivátʹsja, напи́ться napítʹsja, удовлетворя́ть udovletvorjátʹ, удовлетвори́ть udovletvorítʹ |
| עברית | הִרְוָה hirvá |
verb to extinguish or put out
| Español | apagar |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | बुझाना bujhānā |
| Português | apagar, extinguir |
| Français | éteindre |
| Deutsch | löschen, ablöschen, verlöschen, auslöschen |
| Italiano | estinguere, smorzare |
| Ελληνικά | σβήνω svíno, αποσβήνω aposvíno |
| Română | stingee |
| Русский | туши́ть tušítʹ, потуши́ть potušítʹ |
verb to cool rapidly by immersion
| Español | templar, enfriar en agua, enfriar con agua |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 熞 /𰞤 jiān, 蘸火 zhànhuǒ, 淬火 cuìhuǒ |
| Português | resfriar, temperar (aço) |
| Français | tremper |
| Deutsch | abkühlen, abschrecken |
| Italiano | temperare |
| Русский | охлажда́ть |
| العربية | أَنْقَعَ ʔanqaʕa |
verb chemistry: to terminate a reaction
| Deutsch | quenchen |
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