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work function

noun

  1. Physics. the least energy necessary to free an electron from a metal surface.
  2. Thermodynamics. Helmholtz function.


work function

noun

  1. physics the minimum energy required to transfer an electron from a point within a solid to a point just outside its surface φΦ
  2. thermodynamics another name (not now used because of confusion with sense 1) for Helmholtz function
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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