quenching

quenching

English

Etymology

From quench +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɛntʃ.ɪŋ/

Noun

quenching (countable and uncountable, plural quenchings)

1. (physics) The extinction of any of several physical properties.
2. (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

rapid cooling of hot metal object

Dutch: formed by nominalization of the verb: harden (nl), schrikken (nl), afschrikken (nl) Finnish: karkaisu (fi) Irish: (please verify) múchadh m

Italian: tempra (it) f Japanese: 焼入れ (ja) Polish: hartowanie Spanish: templado (es)

Verb

quenching

1. present participle of quench

Derived terms

• thirst-quenching
• quenchingly