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quenching::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | extinction, extinguishing |
| Type of | conclusion, ending, termination |
| Derivation | quench |
Examples of quenching
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It has been considered an archetypal joyous wine, pleasant and thirst-quenching.
From the nytimes.com
Switch to a moisture quenching shampoo and a leave-in conditioner for the season.
From the democratandchronicle.com
While quenching it was oriented in the Earth's field to get the desired polarity.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The vividly juicy black fruits make this wine thirst-quenching as well as profound.
From the businessweek.com
Nor should quenching your thirst be a measure of whether you've drunk enough.
From the stltoday.com
Jet quenching is a powerful tool for studying the behaviour of the plasma in detail.
From the sciencedaily.com
Even cooling such alloys slowly in air has most of the desired effects of quenching.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Complex yet thirst-quenching, this beer is a perfect special-occasion brew.
From the sacbee.com
In other words, they should be able to switch the energy-quenching process on or off.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
- Snuff out: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"
- Electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
- Squelch: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
- Reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
- Cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel"
- A quench refers to a rapid cooling. In materials science, quenching is used to prevent low-temperature processes such as phase transformations from occurring by only providing a narrow window of time in which the reaction is both thermodynamically favorable and kinetically accessible. ...
- Quench released in the UK in October 1998 is The Beautiful South's sixth original album. Including the compilation Carry On Up The Charts it was the band's third album in a row to reach the top of the charts.
- Quench are an English rock band based in Cheltenham, Oxford and Bristol. The band have toured the UK and Europe and have performed at festivals, including the UK's Greenbelt festival.
