An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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work function
  کریای ِ کار  
karyâ-ye kâr
Fr.: travail d'extraction  

The least amount of energy required to remove an electron from the surface of a solid, to a point just outside the solid where the electron has zero kinetic energy. See also → photoelectric effect.

See also: → work; → function.