quenching

English

Etymology

From quench +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwɛntʃ.ɪŋ/

Noun

quenching (countable and uncountable, plural quenchings)

1. (physics) The extinction of any of several physical properties.
2. (metallurgy) The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.

Derived terms

• dequenching
• quenching frequency
• quenching oil
• quenching stress
• selfquenching
• superquenching

 

Translations

physics: extinction of physical properties

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rapid cooling of hot metal object

• Dutch: formed by nominalization of the verb: harden (nl), schrikken (nl), afschrikken (nl)
• Finnish: karkaisu (fi)
• Irish: ^{(please verify)} múchadh m
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• Italian: tempra (it) f
• Japanese: 焼入れ (ja)
• Polish: hartowanie (pl)
• Spanish: templado (es)

Verb

quenching

1. present participle of quench

Derived terms

• thirst-quenching
• quenchingly