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quenching

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Pronunciation

(UK, US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɛn.t͡ʃɪŋ/
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈkwen.t͡ʃɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɛntʃɪŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle English quenchinge, equivalent to quench +‎ -ing.

Noun

quenching (countable and uncountable, plural quenchings)

(physics) The extinction of any of several physical properties.
(metallurgy) The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
(astronomy) A process in which a galaxy loses cold gas, thus strongly suppressing star formation.
(botany) The dissipation of energy from light in excess of what can be used for photosynthesis.
- 2022 August 27, Michael Le Page, Genetic tweaking increases soy yield by upgrading photosynthesis, New Scientist, Issue 3401, page 16,
  When a leaf is in full sunshine, it absorbs more light energy than its photosynthetic machinery can handle. This damages cells unless they turn on a mechanism known as quenching to dissipate the excess energy.
  
  When a leaf is shaded, however, quenching has to be turned off to avoid dissipating energy that could be used.

Derived terms

Translations

physics: extinction of physical properties

Indonesian: pemadaman (id)

rapid cooling of hot metal object

Dutch: formed by nominalization of the verb: harden (nl), schrikken (nl), afschrikken (nl)
Finnish: karkaisu (fi)
French: trempe (fr) f
Indonesian: pendinginan (id)
Irish: ^{(please verify)} múchadh m
Italian: tempra (it) f
Japanese: 焼入れ (ja)
Polish: hartowanie
Spanish: templado (es)

Etymology 2

From Middle English quenching, quenchyng, quenchand, quenchende, equivalent to quench +‎ -ing.

Verb

quenching

present participle and gerund of quench

Derived terms

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 ==English==
 {{wikipedia}}
-===Etymology===
-From {{suffix|quench|ing|lang=en}}.
 ===Pronunciation===
-* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈkwɛntʃ.ɪŋ/|lang=en}}
+* {{IPA|en|/ˈkwɛn.t͡ʃɪŋ/|a=UK,US,CA}}
+* {{IPA|en|/ˈkwen.t͡ʃɪŋ/|a=AU}}
+* {{rhymes|en|ɛntʃɪŋ|s=2}}
-===Noun===
+===Etymology 1===
+From {{inh|en|enm|quenchinge}}, equivalent to {{suf|en|quench|ing|id2=gerund noun}}.
+====Noun====
 {{en-noun|~}}
-# {{label|en|physics}} The [[extinction]] of any of several [[physical]] properties.
+# {{lb|en|physics}} The [[extinction]] of any of several [[physical]] properties.
-# The rapid [[cooling]] of a hot [[metal]] object, by placing it in a [[liquid]], in order to [[harden]] it.
+# {{lb|en|metallurgy}} The rapid [[cooling]] of a hot [[metal]] object, by placing it in a [[liquid]], in order to [[harden]] it.
+# {{lb|en|astronomy}} A [[process]] in which a [[galaxy]] loses cold gas, thus strongly [[suppress]]ing star formation.
+# {{lb|en|botany}} The [[dissipation]] of energy from light in excess of what can be used for [[photosynthesis]].
+#* '''2022''' August 27, Michael Le Page, ''Genetic tweaking increases soy yield by upgrading photosynthesis'', {{w|New Scientist}}, [https://www.newscientist.com/issue/3401/ Issue 3401], page 16,
+#*: When a leaf is in full sunshine, it absorbs more light energy than its photosynthetic machinery can handle. This damages cells unless they turn on a mechanism known as '''quenching''' to dissipate the excess energy.
+#*: When a leaf is shaded, however, '''quenching''' has to be turned off to avoid dissipating energy that could be used.
-====Derived terms====
+=====Derived terms=====
+{{col2|en
-* {{l|en|quenching frequency}}
+|selfquenching
-* {{l|en|quenching oil}}
+|dequenching
-* {{l|en|quenching stress}}
+|superquenching
+|quenching frequency
+|quenching oil
+|quenching stress}}
-====Translations====
+=====Translations=====
 {{trans-top|physics: extinction of physical properties}}
+* Indonesian: {{t+|id|pemadaman}}
-{{trans-mid}}
 {{trans-bottom}}
 {{trans-top|rapid cooling of hot metal object}}
 * Dutch: ''formed by nominalization of the verb:'' {{t+|nl|harden}}, {{t+|nl|schrikken}}, {{t+|nl|afschrikken}}
-{{trans-mid}}
 * Finnish: {{t+|fi|karkaisu}}
+* French: {{t+|fr|trempe|f}}
+* Indonesian: {{t+|id|pendinginan}}
+* Irish: {{t-check|ga|múchadh|m}}
 * Italian: {{t+|it|tempra|f}}
+* Japanese: {{t+|ja|焼入れ}}
 * Polish: {{t|pl|hartowanie}}
+* Spanish: {{t+|es|templado}}
 {{trans-bottom}}
-===Verb===
+===Etymology 2===
+From {{inh|en|enm|quenching}}, {{m|enm|quenchyng}}, {{m|enm|quenchand}}, {{m|enm|quenchende}}, equivalent to {{suf|en|quench|-ing|id2=participial}}.
-{{head|en|present participle}}
+====Verb====
+{{head|en|verb form}}
-# {{present participle of|quench|lang=en|nocat=1}}
+# {{infl of|en|quench||ing-form}}
-====Derived terms====
+=====Derived terms=====
 * {{l|en|thirst-quenching}}
+* {{l|en|quenchingly}}
+{{cln|en|verbal nouns}}
-[[de:quenching]]
-[[fr:quenching]]
-[[io:quenching]]
-[[id:quenching]]
-[[hu:quenching]]
-[[ml:quenching]]
-[[ja:quenching]]
-[[pl:quenching]]
-[[ru:quenching]]
-[[simple:quenching]]
-[[fi:quenching]]
-[[sv:quenching]]
-[[ta:quenching]]
-[[vi:quenching]]
-[[zh:quenching]]