"work function" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: work functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} work function (plural work functions)
  1. (physics) The minimum energy needed to remove an electron from the surface of a material Categories (topical): Physics Translations (The minimum energy needed to remove an electron from the surface of a material): funció de treball [feminine] (Catalan), irrotustyö (Finnish), travail de sortie [masculine] (French), Ablösearbeit [feminine] (German), Auslösearbeit [feminine] (German), Austrittsarbeit [feminine] (German), lavoro di estrazione [masculine] (Italian), função trabalho [feminine] (Portuguese), función de trabajo [feminine] (Spanish), trabajo de extracción [masculine] (Spanish), utträdesarbete [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-work_function-en-noun-68PQTrqw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 69 31 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'The minimum energy needed to remove an electron from the surface of a material': 96 4
  2. A social gathering hosted by an employer for their employees to attend; a formal party.
    Sense id: en-work_function-en-noun-MQZFfASO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: electronic work function, thermionic work function

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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