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quench

UK
/kwɛnʧ/
US
/kwɛnʧ/

Translations

quenchnoun
quenches
pl
UK
/kwɛntʃ/
US
/kwɛntʃ/
trempeMétallurgie.
After forging the axe head, the blacksmith gave it a quick quench in oil.
Après avoir forgé la tête de hache, le forgeron lui a fait subir une trempe rapide dans l’huile.
Additional translations
quenchPhysique des supraconducteurs; anglicisme technique courant.
Synonyms
chilling
extinguishment
dousing
suppression
satiation
slaking
dampening
cooling
quenchverb
quenched
Past Simple
quenched
Past Participle
quenching
Gerund
UK
/kwɛnʧ/
US
/kwɛnʧ/
tremperTechnique de métallurgie.
The blacksmith quenched the heated iron in oil to harden it.
Le forgeron a trempé le fer chauffé dans l’huile pour le durcir.
Firefighters worked tirelessly to quench the flames.
Les pompiers ont travaillé sans relâche pour éteindre les flammes.
He quenched his thirst with a glass of cold water.
Il a étanché sa soif avec un verre d’eau froide.
She tried to quench her anger before speaking.
Elle a essayé d’apaiser sa colère avant de parler.
Synonyms
extinguish
put out
suppress
cool
slake
douse
satisfy

Definitions

quenchnoun
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.
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