quenchern.

Brit.

/ˈkwɛn(t)ʃə/, U.S.

/ˈkwɛn(t)ʃər/

Forms: see quench v. and -er suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quench v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < quench v. + -er suffix¹.

1. A person who or thing which quenches something; spec. (a) Physics a material which quenches luminescence in a substance (cf. quench v. 8c); (b) Electronics a device or substance which quenches successive discharges in a radiation counter (cf. quench v. 8f).

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > crushing, stifling, or overwhelming > one who or that which

quenchera1382

hammer1382

suppresser1543

suppressor1560

quench-coal1615

pulverizer1635

stifler1642

smotherer1648

queller1804

overwhelmer1807

cold douche1835

squelcher1854

putter-down1869

steamroller1896

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > satisfying hunger or thirst > [noun] > that which satisfies

quencher1705

the world > matter > physics > quantum theory > raising energy level, excitation > [noun] > suppression of excitement or luminescence > something involved in

quencher1950

the world > matter > physics > atomic nucleus > measurement of ionizing radiation > [noun] > instrument for counting or recording > restricting discharge of Geiger counter > something involved in

quencher1961

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) Exod. xxv. 38 Candell qwenchers [a1425 L.V. tongis to do out the snottis; L. Emunctoria], forsoþ, & where þe snoffis ben qwenchid, ben þei made of most puyre gold.

c1450 J. Capgrave Life St. Katherine (Arun. 396) (1893) i. 820 (MED) Hir noble presens Was norysshere of vertu and quenchere of vice.

1561 T. Preston Lamentable Trag. Cambises 904 Of the same [heat] the quencher you must be.

1596–7 R. Bruce in Calderwood V. 566 So we behoved ather to be quenchers of this flame or there were none to quenche it.

1644 H. Burton Grand Impostor Unmasked 19 He had been a quencher of this spirit of prayer, in all those in whom he perceived it to be.

a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) xiv. 394 Those Quenchers of the Spirit in themselves.

1705 F. Fuller Medicina Gymnastica 97 Liquorice..was ever reputed by the Ancients for the greatest quencher of Thirst in Nature.

1765 J. Brown Christian Jrnl. 22 A despiteful quencher, and resister of the Spirit of grace.

1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) viii. 72 Mrs. Pipchin..still wore black bombazeen..and her presence was a quencher to any number of candles.

1879 H. N. Hudson Hamlet Pref. 4 A feast so overlaid with quenchers of the appetite.

1908 Times 30 Dec. 17/5 It was a quencher of combustion, so that a burning taper thrust into a vessel full of it immediately went out.

1950 H. W. Leverenz Introd. Luminescence of Solids iv. 132 A phosphor center may function as..a poison (or killer, or quencher), by having the excited-state equilibrium level sufficiently near or above f so that radiationless transitions predominate.

1961 G. R. Choppin Exper. Nucl. Chem. v. 61 The effect of multiple discharges due to failure of the quencher is included..but will be negligible for a good tube operating at the proper plateau voltage.

1971 Nature 13 Aug. 444/3 It is well known that paramagnetic ions are efficient quenchers of electronically excited states.

1988 M. E. Tucker Techniques in Sedimentol. (BNC) 183 Fe²⁺ is the commonest quencher ion, but Ni²⁺ has a similar effect.

2003 R. Dawkins Devil's Chaplain i. 27 Senior Ministers..could be forgiven for seeing scientists as little more than alternate igniters and quenchers of public panic.

2. colloquial. A drink. Now rare. Cf. thirst-quencher n. at thirst n. Compounds 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > [noun] > a drink or draught

shenchc950

drinkc1000

draughtc1200

beveragec1390

napa1450

potation1479–81

potionc1484

slaker?1518

glut1541

pocill1572

adipson1601

go-down1614

slash1614

gulf1674

libation1751

meridian1771

sinda1774

sling1788

mahogany1791

a shove in the mouth1821

nooner1836

quencher1841

refresh1851

slackener1861

squencher1871

refreshener1888

refresher1922

maiden's blush1941

maiden's water1975

1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xxxv. 295 Mr. Swiveller replied..that he was still open to ‘a modest quencher’.

1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. i. 15 A pleasant public, whereat we must really take a modest quencher.

1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago II. viii. 272 Trebooze..now offers Tom a ‘quencher’, as he calls it.

1945 Times 5 July 5/4 It appears that in some places they must stand in a queue if only to get a modest quencher.

2006 North Shore News (Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 27 Aug. 46 Gosser is Austria's most widely consumed beer and it adds up to a perfect summer quencher.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quencher
释义	quenchern. Brit. /ˈkwɛn(t)ʃə/, U.S. /ˈkwɛn(t)ʃər/ Forms: see quench v. and -er suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quench v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < quench v. + -er suffix¹. 1. A person who or thing which quenches something; spec. (a) Physics a material which quenches luminescence in a substance (cf. quench v. 8c); (b) Electronics a device or substance which quenches successive discharges in a radiation counter (cf. quench v. 8f). ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > crushing, stifling, or overwhelming > one who or that which quenchera1382 hammer1382 suppresser1543 suppressor1560 quench-coal1615 pulverizer1635 stifler1642 smotherer1648 queller1804 overwhelmer1807 cold douche1835 squelcher1854 putter-down1869 steamroller1896 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > satisfying hunger or thirst > [noun] > that which satisfies quencher1705 the world > matter > physics > quantum theory > raising energy level, excitation > [noun] > suppression of excitement or luminescence > something involved in quencher1950 the world > matter > physics > atomic nucleus > measurement of ionizing radiation > [noun] > instrument for counting or recording > restricting discharge of Geiger counter > something involved in quencher1961 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) Exod. xxv. 38 Candell qwenchers [a1425 L.V. tongis to do out the snottis; L. Emunctoria], forsoþ, & where þe snoffis ben qwenchid, ben þei made of most puyre gold. c1450 J. Capgrave Life St. Katherine (Arun. 396) (1893) i. 820 (MED) Hir noble presens Was norysshere of vertu and quenchere of vice. 1561 T. Preston Lamentable Trag. Cambises 904 Of the same [heat] the quencher you must be. 1596–7 R. Bruce in Calderwood V. 566 So we behoved ather to be quenchers of this flame or there were none to quenche it. 1644 H. Burton Grand Impostor Unmasked 19 He had been a quencher of this spirit of prayer, in all those in whom he perceived it to be. a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) xiv. 394 Those Quenchers of the Spirit in themselves. 1705 F. Fuller Medicina Gymnastica 97 Liquorice..was ever reputed by the Ancients for the greatest quencher of Thirst in Nature. 1765 J. Brown Christian Jrnl. 22 A despiteful quencher, and resister of the Spirit of grace. 1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) viii. 72 Mrs. Pipchin..still wore black bombazeen..and her presence was a quencher to any number of candles. 1879 H. N. Hudson Hamlet Pref. 4 A feast so overlaid with quenchers of the appetite. 1908 Times 30 Dec. 17/5 It was a quencher of combustion, so that a burning taper thrust into a vessel full of it immediately went out. 1950 H. W. Leverenz Introd. Luminescence of Solids iv. 132 A phosphor center may function as..a poison (or killer, or quencher), by having the excited-state equilibrium level sufficiently near or above f so that radiationless transitions predominate. 1961 G. R. Choppin Exper. Nucl. Chem. v. 61 The effect of multiple discharges due to failure of the quencher is included..but will be negligible for a good tube operating at the proper plateau voltage. 1971 Nature 13 Aug. 444/3 It is well known that paramagnetic ions are efficient quenchers of electronically excited states. 1988 M. E. Tucker Techniques in Sedimentol. (BNC) 183 Fe²⁺ is the commonest quencher ion, but Ni²⁺ has a similar effect. 2003 R. Dawkins Devil's Chaplain i. 27 Senior Ministers..could be forgiven for seeing scientists as little more than alternate igniters and quenchers of public panic. 2. colloquial. A drink. Now rare. Cf. thirst-quencher n. at thirst n. Compounds 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > [noun] > a drink or draught shenchc950 drinkc1000 draughtc1200 beveragec1390 napa1450 potation1479–81 potionc1484 slaker?1518 glut1541 pocill1572 adipson1601 go-down1614 slash1614 gulf1674 libation1751 meridian1771 sinda1774 sling1788 mahogany1791 a shove in the mouth1821 nooner1836 quencher1841 refresh1851 slackener1861 squencher1871 refreshener1888 refresher1922 maiden's blush1941 maiden's water1975 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xxxv. 295 Mr. Swiveller replied..that he was still open to ‘a modest quencher’. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. i. 15 A pleasant public, whereat we must really take a modest quencher. 1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago II. viii. 272 Trebooze..now offers Tom a ‘quencher’, as he calls it. 1945 Times 5 July 5/4 It appears that in some places they must stand in a queue if only to get a modest quencher. 2006 North Shore News (Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 27 Aug. 46 Gosser is Austria's most widely consumed beer and it adds up to a perfect summer quencher. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1382
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