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delocalization

UK/diːˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

delocalization noun: the process of delocalizing or the fact of being delocalized.

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 delocalization

pluraldelocalizations

Origin of delocalization

From de- + localization.

Questions about delocalization

What does delocalization mean?
Delocalization means the process of delocalizing or the fact of being delocalized.
What part of speech is delocalization?
Delocalization is a noun.
How do you pronounce delocalization?
Delocalization is pronounced /diːˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of delocalization?
The plural of delocalization is delocalizations.

Words near delocalization in the dictionary

  1. delocalises
  2. delocalising
  3. delocalizabilities
  4. delocalizability
  5. delocalizable
  6. delocalization
  7. delocalizations
  8. delocalize
  9. delocalized
  10. delocalizes
  11. delocalizing

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