field emission
field emission · field emissions
The emission of electrons from a metal or semiconductor, under the influence of a…The emission of electrons from a metal or semiconductor, under the influence of a strong electric field, by quantum tunnelling.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The emission of electrons from a metal or semiconductor, under the influence of a strong electric field, by quantum tunnelling.
the emission of electrons that are stripped from parent atoms by a high electric field
Forms
plural: field emissions| Singular | field emission |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsfield electron emission
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable