quenching

Definitions

Construction

• Immersing hot, solid items in a cool liquid. Used as a means of tempering metals.

Electronics

• The process extinguishing or ending abruptly. For example, the extinguishing an electric arc.
• The suppression, or reduction in the degree of something. For instance, the suppression of oscillation, or the reduction in the level of phosphorescence of a material.
• The process of cooling abruptly. For example, the treating of a metal by heating it and immersing it in a cold liquid.

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4 definitions in context
• Construction
• Electronics