quenching
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkwɛntʃ.ɪŋ/
Noun
quenching (countable and uncountable, plural quenchings)
- (physics) The extinction of any of several physical properties.
- (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
Derived terms
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