delocalization

English

Etymology

de- +‎ localization

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Noun

delocalization (countable and uncountable, plural delocalizations)

1. the process of delocalizing or the fact of being delocalized
2. (organic chemistry, quantum mechanics, physical chemistry) 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

Translations

process of delocalizing

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 離域／离域 (líyù)

• Italian: delocalizazione f

See also

• resonance