delocalization
/diːˌloʊkələˈzeɪʃən/
noun
- The process of moving business operations, jobs, or services from one country to another, usually to reduce costs.
- Economists study the effects of delocalization on local employment and wages.
- Many workers protested against the delocalization of the call center to a foreign country.
- The company's delocalization of its manufacturing to Southeast Asia led to lower production costs.
- In chemistry and physics, the spreading of electrons or charge over several atoms or regions rather than being fixed in one place.
- The delocalization of electrons in benzene gives the molecule its unique stability.
- The concept of charge delocalization helps explain why some molecules are more acidic than others.
- In metallic bonding, electron delocalization allows electricity to flow through the metal.
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