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delocalisation

delocalisation is the alternative spelling of delocalization.

Meaning of delocalization

Noun

delocalization (countable and uncountable, plural delocalizations)

  1. the process of delocalizing or the fact of being delocalized
  2. (physical, quantum mechanics) the phenomenon in which bonding electrons of some molecules serve to bind several atoms instead of just two; it is observed in metals and in aromatic and conjugated organic compounds

Forms of delocalisation

pluraldelocalisations

Origin of delocalisation

From de- + localisation.

Questions about delocalisation

What is delocalisation the alternative spelling of?
Delocalisation is the alternative spelling of delocalization.

Words near delocalisation in the dictionary

  1. deloading
  2. deloads
  3. Delobel
  4. delobulated
  5. delobulation
  6. delocalisation
  7. delocalisations
  8. delocalise
  9. delocalised
  10. delocalises
  11. delocalising

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Adapted from Wiktionary: delocalisation (page history and authors); delocalization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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