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noun
The emission of electrons from a metal or semiconductor, under the influence of a strong electric field, by quantum tunnelling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
the emission of electrons that are stripped from parent atoms by a high electric field
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: emission
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