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GeezerVison is showing en.wiktionary.org — work function - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

See also: workfunction

English

Noun

work function (plural work functions)

  1. (physics) The minimum energy needed to remove an electron from the surface of a material
  2. A social gathering hosted by an employer for their employees to attend; a formal party.

Derived terms

  • 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
  • Finnish: irrotustyö (fi)
  • French: travail de sortie (fr) 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
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