Physics. Relating to or characteristic of a superconducting substance that is not in the superconducting state. Frequently in normal state.

That has been quenched, in various senses; spec. †(a) (of lime) slaked (obsolete); (b) (of a heated object) cooled rapidly in cold water, oil, etc…

Used attributively with reference to a spatially periodic distortion of a linear chain of atoms or molecules in certain solids, adduced to explain…