quench
verb · nounA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)(transitive, originally figurative) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
The library quenched her thirst for knowledge.
Đồng nghĩa: appease, slake
- 2.
(transitive)To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
- 3.
(transitive)(transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
The swordsmith quenched the sword in an oil bath so that it wouldn't shatter.
- 4.
(transitive)(transitive, chemistry) To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.
- 5.
(transitive)(transitive, physics) To rapidly change the parameters of a physical system.
- 6.
(transitive)(transitive, physics) To rapidly terminate the operation of a superconducting electromagnet by causing part or all of the magnet's windings to enter the normal, resistive state.
If someone is pinned against the MRI magnet by a ferromagnetic object, you may need to quench the magnet in order to free them.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
The act of quenching something; the fact of being quenched.
- 2.
(physics) The abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state.
- 3.
(physics) A rapid change of the parameters of a physical system.
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Nguồn gốc từ
From Middle English quenchen, from Old English cwenċan, from Proto-Germanic *kwankijaną.