adjective
- spread out over a wide area rather than concentrated in one specific location
Usage: chemistry; physics
Examples
- The electrons in benzene are delocalized around the ring structure.
- Delocalized bonding gives the molecule greater stability.
- The charge is delocalized across multiple atoms in the ion.
- Scientists studied the delocalized electron cloud in the metal.
- The delocalized nature of the electrons explains the compound’s conductivity.
- Aromatic compounds have delocalized pi electrons.