quench

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Noun

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kwɛnʃ/, SAMPA: /kwEnS/

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to quench (third-person singular simple present quenches, present participle quenching, simple past and past participle quenched)

1. To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst.

   The library quenched her thirst for knowledge.

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

   Then the MacManus went down. The sudden quench of the white light was how I knew it. -- Saul Bellow

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

   The swordsmith quenched the sword in an oil bath so that it wouldn't shatter.

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[edit] Noun

quench (plural quenches)

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