prequench

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adjective

Before quenching (rapid cooling).

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Meanings

adjectiveprequench (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore quenching (rapid cooling).

    It features the crossover from a prequench to a prethermal state, finally evolving towards a thermal state on increasing length and time scales.

    2015, Michael Buchhold, Markus Heyl, Sebastian Diehl, “Prethermalization and Thermalization of a Quenched Interacting Luttinger Liquid”, in arXiv

Origin

From pre- + quench.

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APA

prequench. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prequench

MLA

“prequench.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prequench. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prequench,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prequench.

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