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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

delocalization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /diːˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English localization English delocalization From de- + localization.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) the process of delocalizing or the fact of being delocalized
  2. (countable, physical, qualifier:quantum mechanics, uncountable) 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

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Relateds

resonance

Translations (2)

cmn 離域 /离域 (process of delocalizing) · it delocalizazione (process of delocalizing)