quench
Kelime Anlamı :
1. (susuzluğu) gidermek.
2. (çeliğe) su.
3. su vermek (çelik).
4. bastırmak.
5. yatıştırmak.
6. (ateş, yangın v.b.'ni) söndürmek.
7. söndürmek.
8. tavlamak.
9. dindirmek.
10. gidermek (susuzluk).
Tanımlar :
1.
to put out (a fire, for example); extinguish.
2. to suppress; squelch: the disapproval of my colleagues quenched my enthusiasm for the plan.
3. to put an end to; destroy.
4. to slake; satisfy: mineral water quenched our thirst.
5. to cool (hot metal) by thrusting into water or other liquid.
2. to suppress; squelch: the disapproval of my colleagues quenched my enthusiasm for the plan.
3. to put an end to; destroy.
4. to slake; satisfy: mineral water quenched our thirst.
5. to cool (hot metal) by thrusting into water or other liquid.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
to satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst.
2. to extinguish or put out (as a fire or light.)
3. to cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
4. the abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state.
2. to extinguish or put out (as a fire or light.)
3. to cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
4. the abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
to become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool.
2. to extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions
3. to cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.
2. to extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions
3. to cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
to extinguish or put out, as fire.
2. to extinguish or allay; stop; put an end to, as thirst.
3. to relieve the thirst of.
4. to suppress; stifle; check; repress; destroy: as, to quench a passion or emotion.
5. to lay or place in water, as a heated iron. see temper.
6. to be extinguished; go out.
7. to lose zeal; cool; become cool.
8. to produce a series of crusts on (molten metal), each being taken off as soon as it is formed.
9. the act of quenching or extinguishing; also, the state of being extinguished.
10. A pit or cavity in which water can be thrown upon hot coke just manufactured in an oven, so as to cool it and leach out the soluble sulphur elements.
2. to extinguish or allay; stop; put an end to, as thirst.
3. to relieve the thirst of.
4. to suppress; stifle; check; repress; destroy: as, to quench a passion or emotion.
5. to lay or place in water, as a heated iron. see temper.
6. to be extinguished; go out.
7. to lose zeal; cool; become cool.
8. to produce a series of crusts on (molten metal), each being taken off as soon as it is formed.
9. the act of quenching or extinguishing; also, the state of being extinguished.
10. A pit or cavity in which water can be thrown upon hot coke just manufactured in an oven, so as to cool it and leach out the soluble sulphur elements.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1.
suppress or crush completely
2. cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
3. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
4. reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
5. satisfy (thirst)
6. electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
2. cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
3. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
4. reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
5. satisfy (thirst)
6. electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.