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delocalization

noun
/diːˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/UK

Etymology

From de- + localization.

  1. derived from locus — “a place”
  2. derived from local
  3. derived from locālis — “belonging to a place”
  4. inherited from local
  5. suffixed as localize — “local + ize”
  6. suffixed as localization — “localize + ation”
  7. prefixed as delocalization — “de + localization”

Definitions

  1. the process of delocalizing or the fact of being delocalized

  2. the phenomenon in which bonding electrons of some molecules serve to bind several atoms…

    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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for delocalization. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA