work function

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