quench
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Definitions ofquench
- The abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state.
- A rapid change of the parameters of a physical system.
- To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst.
Example: "The library quenched her thirst for knowledge."
- To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
- To cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
Example: "The swordsmith quenched the sword in an oil bath so that it wouldn't shatter."
- To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.
- To rapidly change the parameters of a physical system.
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