noun🔗ShareExtinction, arrêtThe 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. "L'arrêt de la machine IRM a entraîné une interruption temporaire des services de l'hôpital.physicstechnologyenergymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTrempeA rapid change of the parameters of a physical system."The sudden quench of the superconducting magnet caused the experiment to abruptly stop. "La trempe soudaine de l'aimant supraconducteur a provoqué l'arrêt brutal de l'expérience.physicsprocesssystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉtanche, assouvirTo satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst."The library quenched her thirst for knowledge."La bibliothèque a étanché sa soif de savoir.physiologydrinkfoodsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉteindreTo extinguish or put out (as a fire or light)."The firefighters quickly quenched the flames. "Les pompiers ont rapidement éteint les flammes.energyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTremperTo 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. "Le forgeron a utilisé de l'eau pour tremper le fer à cheval incandescent, le rendant froid et dur.materialprocesstechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArrêter, éteindreTo 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. "L'ajout d'eau a rapidement arrêté la réaction chimique dans l'expérience scientifique, mettant fin aux bouillonnements et aux effervescences.chemistryscienceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTremper, refroidir brusquementTo rapidly change the parameters of a physical system."The blacksmith used water to quench the hot metal, rapidly cooling it and making it hard. "Le forgeron a utilisé de l'eau pour tremper le métal chaud, le refroidissant rapidement et le durcissant.physicssciencetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading