quenching
UK/ˈkwɛn.t͡ʃɪŋ/
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Australia/ˈkwen.t͡ʃɪŋ/
quenching noun: the extinction of any of several physical properties. Also the present participle and gerund of quench.
Noun
quenching (countable and uncountable, plural quenchings)
- 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.
- A process in which a galaxy loses cold gas, thus strongly suppressing star formation.
- The dissipation of energy from light in excess of what can be used for photosynthesis.
- When a leaf is in full sunshine, it absorbs more light energy than its photosynthetic machinery can handle. This damages cells unless they turn on a mechanism known as quenching to dissipate the excess energy.
- When a leaf is shaded, however, quenching has to be turned off to avoid dissipating energy that could be used.2022 August 27, Michael Le Page, Genetic tweaking increases soy yield by upgrading photosynthesis, New Scientist, Issue 3401, page 16
Also used as
quenching is also the present participle and gerund of quench.
quenching meaning in Indonesian
quenching in Indonesian
- physics: extinction of physical properties
- pemadaman
- rapid cooling of hot metal object
- pendinginan
Forms of quenching
| plural | quenchings |
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Origin of quenching
From Middle English quenchinge, equivalent to quench + -ing.
From Middle English quenching, quenchyng, quenchand, quenchende, equivalent to quench + -ing.
Words formed from quenching
- thirst-quenching
- quenchingly
- dequenching
- quenching frequency
- quenching oil
- quenching stress
- selfquenching
- superquenching
Words that rhyme with quenching
Questions about quenching
- What does quenching mean?
- Quenching means the extinction of any of several physical properties.
- What is quenching in Indonesian?
- Quenching in Indonesian is pemadaman, pendinginan. See Quenching meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is quenching?
- Quenching is a noun.
- How do you pronounce quenching?
- Quenching is pronounced /ˈkwɛn.t͡ʃɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of quenching?
- The plural of quenching is quenchings.
Words near quenching in the dictionary
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