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field emissions

field emissions is the plural of field emission.

Meaning of field emission

Noun

field emission (countable and uncountable, plural field emissions)

  1. The emission of electrons from a metal or semiconductor, under the influence of a strong electric field, by quantum tunnelling.
    • Field emission was described for the first time at the end of the 19th century. Thorough experiments in the 1920s showed clearly that this emission occurred under high electric field and was not related to thermoelectronic emission.2006, Annick Loiseau, Understanding Carbon Nanotubes: From Basics to Applications
    Synonyms:
    field electron emission

Questions about field emissions

What is field emissions the plural of?
Field emissions is the plural of field emission.

Words near field emissions in the dictionary

  1. field emission display
  2. field emission displays
  3. field emission microscope
  4. field emission microscopes
  5. field emission microscopy
  6. field emissions
  7. field engineer
  8. field engineers
  9. field eryngo
  10. field eryngos
  11. field event

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