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work_function

work function

See also: workfunction

English

Noun

work function ‎(plural work functions)

(physics) The minimum energy needed to remove an electron from the surface of a material

Hypernyms

function

Hyponyms

electronic work function
thermionic work function

Translations

The minimum energy needed to remove an electron from the surface of a material

Catalan: funció de treball f
French: travail de sortie m
German: Ablösearbeit f, Auslösearbeit f, Austrittsarbeit f

Italian: lavoro di estrazione m
Portuguese: função trabalho f
Spanish: función de trabajo f, trabajo de extracción m
Swedish: utträdesarbete n

References

work function on Wikipedia.Wikipedia