Quench

Word QUENCH
Character 6
Hyphenation quench
Pronunciations /kwɛnt͡ʃ/

Definitions and meanings of "Quench"

What do we mean by quench?

To put out (a fire, for example); extinguish. transitive verb

To suppress; squelch. transitive verb

To slake; satisfy. transitive verb

To cool (hot metal) by thrusting into water or other liquid. transitive verb

A pit or cavity in which water can be thrown upon hot coke just manufactured in an oven, so as to cool it and leach out the soluble sulphur elements. noun

To produce a series of crusts on (molten metal), each being taken off as soon as it is formed.

The act of quenching or extinguishing; also, the state of being extinguished. noun

To extinguish or put out, as fire.

To extinguish or allay; stop; put an end to, as thirst.

To relieve the thirst of.

To suppress; stifle; check; repress; destroy: as, to quench a passion or emotion.

To lay or place in water, as a heated iron. See temper.

To be extinguished; go out.

To lose zeal; cool; become cool.

To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool. intransitive verb

To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions transitive verb

To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering. transitive verb

To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst. verb

To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light.) verb

To cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron. verb

The abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state.

A rapid change of the parameters of a physical system.

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The word "quench" in example sentences

In addition, superconductivity was not particularly well understood at the time, especially the effects that would cause a magnet to dramatically and suddenly lose its superconducting powers, a phenomenon known as a "quench" that is invariably accompanied by a loud bang and a scurry to find the exit as the magnetic energy is suddenly dissipated. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Coke comes out of the ovens at more than 1,000 degrees and goes to what's called a "quench tower" to be drenched with thousands of gallons of water. ❋ The Center For Public Integrity (2011)

But through an innovative use of a laboratory tool called a quench-flow machine-a machine that allows for extreme precision in the stopping, or "quenching," of a reaction-the team was able to look at what was going on over intervals of just 10 milliseconds in both yeast and human proteins. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A quench occurs when part of a magnet heats up, causing its superconducting properties to be lost. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A quench occurs when part of a superconducting magnet heats up and causes superconducting properties to be lost. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A quench occurs when part of a superconducting magnet heats up and becomes resistant to electrical current; the magnet essentially starts to lose its superconducting properties. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The problem occurred last weekend, when a failure, known as a quench, caused around 100 of the LHC's super-cooled magnets to heat up by as much as 100 degrees. ❋ Unknown (2008)

On Friday, a failure, known as a quench, caused around 100 of the LHC's super-cooled magnets to heat up by as much as 100C. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The failure, known as a quench, caused around 100 of the LHC's super-cooled magnets to heat up by as much as 100C. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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