quenching

English

Etymology

From quench +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɛntʃ.ɪŋ/

Noun

quenching (countable and uncountable, plural quenchings)

(physics) The extinction of any of several physical properties.
The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.

Derived terms

Terms derived from quenching

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

Verb

quenching

present participle of quench

Derived terms

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