quench

UK
/kwɛnʧ/
US
/kwɛnʧ/

Übersetzungen

quenchsubstantiv
quenches
Pl.
UK
/kwɛntʃ/
US
/kwɛntʃ/
The quench of the fire was successful.
Гашение огня прошло успешно.
The quench of the metal improved its strength.
Закалка металла улучшила его прочность.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
quenchverb
quenched
Präteritum
quenched
Partizip Perfekt
quenching
Gerundium
UK
/kwɛnʧ/
US
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He drank a glass of water to quench his thirst.
Он выпил стакан воды, чтобы утолить жажду.
Firefighters worked hard to quench the flames.
Пожарные усердно работали, чтобы погасить пламя.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

Definitionen

quenchsubstantiv
The process of rapidly cooling heated metal, glass, or other material by immersion in a liquid, usually water or oil, in order to harden or set its structure.
After forging the axe head, the blacksmith gave it a quick quench in oil.
A sudden loss of superconductivity in a superconducting magnet or circuit, causing it to become resistive and heat up.
The experiment had to be halted when a quench occurred in one of the accelerator's main magnets.
quenchverb
To satisfy (thirst) by drinking.
He quenched his thirst with a glass of cold water.
To extinguish (a fire).
Firefighters worked tirelessly to quench the flames.
To suppress or put an end to (a feeling or emotion).
She tried to quench her anger before speaking.
To cool (hot metal) by plunging into water or oil.
The blacksmith quenched the heated iron in oil to harden it.