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quenching

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As a noun, quenching means the extinction of any of several physical properties.

Meanings of quenching

5 meanings

noun

  1. physicsThe extinction of any of several physical properties.

  2. metallurgyThe rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.

  3. astronomyA process in which a galaxy loses cold gas, thus strongly suppressing star formation.

  4. botanyThe dissipation of energy from light in excess of what can be used for photosynthesis.

  5. The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning

    “the extinction of the lights”

    Similar: extinction, extinguishing

verb

Present participle of quench

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
extinctionextinguishing

Words that rhyme with quenching

drenchingentrenchingretrenchingwrenching

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