quench
The act of quenching somethingThe act of quenching something; the fact of being quenched.
Meaning
3 sensesThe act of quenching something; the fact of being quenched.
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.
Examples
48 sentencesThis will quench your thirst.
Це втамує твою спрагу. — El_lena
ruЭто утолит вашу жажду. — odexed
I had a glass of beer to quench my thirst.
ruЯ выпил кружку пива, чтобы утолить жажду. — odexed
deIch hatte ein Glas Bier, um meinen Durst zu stillen. — MUIRIEL
The milk is quenching my thirst.
deDie Milch stillt meinen Durst. — Schmutti
The giraffes have quenched their thirst.
deDie Giraffen haben ihren Durst gestillt. — megamanenm
Distant water won't quench your immediate thirst.
Origin
From Middle English quenchen, from Old English cwenċan, from Proto-Germanic *kwankijaną.From Middle English quenchen, from Old English cwenċan, from Proto-Germanic *kwankijaną.
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