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field emission

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
field- e-mis-sion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The emission of electrons from a metal or semiconductor, under the influence of a strong electric field, by quantum tunnelling.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

field emissions (plural)

Phrases

field emission microscope field emission microscopy

Synonyms

field electron emission

Questions

What does field emission mean?
The emission of electrons from a metal or semiconductor, under the influence of a strong electric field, by quantum tunnelling.

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