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What does quench mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word quench? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst.
  2. (transitive) To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light.)
  3. (transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
  4. (chemistry) To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.
Noun
  1. (physics) The abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state.
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