quenching (English, noun)
expansion: quenching (countable and uncountable, plural quenchings)
Senses:
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The extinction of any of several physical properties.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: engineering
metallurgy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A process in which a galaxy loses cold gas, thus strongly suppressing star formation.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: The dissipation of energy from light in excess of what can be used for photosynthesis.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: quenchings
tags: plural