quenching

• اسم يدل على فعل إخماد النار أو إطفائها، ويُستخدم في سياق مكافحة الحرائق، كما يعني في علم المعادن تبريد المعدن المسخّن بسرعة لتصليبه.

A noun referring to the act of extinguishing or causing something to stop burning, often used in contexts of fire suppression or metallurgy.

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1. ExtinguishingB2formal

   The act of putting out a fire or flame, causing it to stop burning.

   إطفاء

   • The firefighter's quick quenching of the blaze saved the building.
   • Water is the most common agent for the quenching of campfires.
   • The quenching of the furnace required a special chemical foam.

   المرادفاتdousingextinguishingsmothering

   الأضدادignitionkindling

• فعل يُستعمل للدلالة على إطفاء العطش أو إخماد النار واللهب.

A verb used to indicate the act of satisfying a thirst or extinguishing a fire or flame.

1. Satisfy thirstB1formal

   To relieve or satisfy a strong desire for liquid, especially water.

   إرواء العطش

   • She quenched her thirst with a glass of cold water.
   • After the long hike, they quenched their thirst with lemonade.
   • Nothing quenches thirst like a cool drink on a hot day.

   المرادفاتassuagerelievesatesatiatesatisfyslake

   الأضدادdehydratedryparch

2. Extinguish fireB2formal

   To put out a fire, flame, or light.

   إطفاء النار

   • The firefighters quenched the blaze within minutes.
   • He used a bucket of sand to quench the campfire.
   • The rain helped quench the forest fire.

   المرادفاتdouseextinguishput outsmothersnuff out

   الأضدادignitekindlelight

3. Suppress electrical sparkingC2formaltechnical

   To suppress sparking when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or to suppress an oscillation or discharge in a component or device.

   إخماد الشرارة الكهربائية

   • The circuit uses a capacitor to quench the spark.
   • Engineers designed a special device to quench the oscillation.
   • The technician adjusted the system to quench the discharge.

   المرادفاتdampdampenextinguishsnubsuppress

4. Suppress or crush completelyC1formal

   To completely suppress or destroy something, such as a feeling, rebellion, or activity.

   قمع

   • The dictator's army quenched the rebellion with force.
   • She tried to quench her anger before speaking.
   • The new policy quenched any hope of reform.

   المرادفاتcrushextinguishput downquellsquelchstiflesubduesuppress

   الأضدادarouseencouragefosterigniteincitekindleprovokestimulate

5. Reduce luminescenceC2formalscientific

   To reduce the degree of luminescence or phosphorescence in excited molecules or a material by adding a suitable substance.

   إخماد التلألؤ

   • The chemist added a substance to quench the phosphorescence.
   • This compound is used to quench the fluorescence in the sample.
   • The experiment required a material to quench the excited molecules.

   المرادفاتdampendimextinguishreducesuppress

6. C1formaltechnical

   To cool hot metal by plunging it into cold water or other liquid.

   تبريد المعدن الساخن

   • The blacksmith quenched the red-hot sword in a barrel of water.
   • Steel is often quenched to increase its hardness.
   • The metal was quenched in oil to achieve the desired properties.