noun🔗ShareExtinción, apagadoThe abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state."The quench in the MRI machine caused a temporary shutdown of the hospital's services. "La extinción en la máquina de resonancia magnética causó un cierre temporal de los servicios del hospital.physicstechnologyenergymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEnfriamiento rápidoA rapid change of the parameters of a physical system."The sudden quench of the superconducting magnet caused the experiment to abruptly stop. "El enfriamiento rápido repentino del imán superconductor causó la interrupción abrupta del experimento.physicsprocesssystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaciar, apagarTo satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst."The library quenched her thirst for knowledge."La biblioteca sació su sed de conocimiento.physiologydrinkfoodsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareApagar, extinguirTo extinguish or put out (as a fire or light)."The firefighters quickly quenched the flames. "Los bomberos apagaron las llamas rápidamente.energyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTemplarTo cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron."The blacksmith used water to quench the red-hot horseshoe, making it cool and hard. "El herrero usó agua para templar la herradura al rojo vivo, haciéndola fría y dura.materialprocesstechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtinguir, detenerTo terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents."The addition of water quickly quenched the chemical reaction in the science experiment, stopping the bubbling and fizzing. "La adición de agua extinguió rápidamente la reacción química en el experimento científico, deteniendo el burbujeo y el chisporroteo.chemistryscienceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnfriar, templarTo rapidly change the parameters of a physical system."The blacksmith used water to quench the hot metal, rapidly cooling it and making it hard. "El herrero usó agua para enfriar el metal caliente, enfriándolo rápidamente y endureciéndolo.physicssciencetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
