QUENCH
\kwˈɛnt͡ʃ], \kwˈɛntʃ], \k_w_ˈɛ_n_tʃ]\
Definitions of QUENCH
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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physics: reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
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electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
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reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
By Princeton University
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To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.
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To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool.
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To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; - said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc.
By Oddity Software
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To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.
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To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool.
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To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; - said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc.
By Noah Webster.
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To put out; as, to quench a fire; to cause to cease or stop; as, to quench thirst; cool suddenly; as, to quench hot iron in water.
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Quenchable, quenchless.
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Quencher.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To put out, as fire; subdue, as passion; extinguish.
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Quenchable.
By James Champlin Fernald
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