ALL meanings of quenching
quench
Q q - noun quenching (physics) The extinction of any of several physical properties. 1
- verb with object quenching to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.). 1
- verb with object quenching to put out or extinguish (fire, flames, etc.). 1
- verb with object quenching to cool suddenly by plunging into a liquid, as in tempering steel by immersion in water. 1
- verb with object quenching to subdue or destroy; overcome; quell: to quench an uprising. 1
- verb with object quenching Electronics. to terminate (the flow of electrons in a vacuum tube) by application of a voltage. 1
- noun quenching the act of satisfying a thirst, desire, etc 0
- noun quenching the process of plunging hot metal into water 0