nonlocally

8.5

In a way that works across different places without a direct connection

adverb
/nɒnˈloʊkəli/

: no localmente

Significant evidence from parapsychological research supports the notion that thoughts, dreams, and visions can be communicated to others at a distance or nonlocally.

Examples

The effects of climate change can be felt nonlocally, impacting regions far from the source of pollution.
During the meditation session, participants felt their energy connecting nonlocally, transcending geographical boundaries.
In quantum physics, particles can interact nonlocally, influencing each other instantaneously across vast distances.

Synonyms

distantly

vsnonlocally

9 3.8

From far away in place, time, or family connection

focuses on influence or action without being tied to physical location

transnationally

vsnonlocally

7.2

In a way that involves more than one country

is broader, not limited to specific places or national borders

extraterritorially

vsnonlocally

Formal

8.9

Outside a country's borders so a law affects people or companies abroad

is not confined to legal borders and can act at a distance

How Local

locally

127 1.4

regionally

9 4.0

nonlocally

8.5

globally

77 3.5

Surface Forms

nonlocally positive

Morphology

nonlocally = nonlocal (transparent) = non + local + ly

Forming the adverb from 'nonlocal' by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' is straightforward and directly derives the sense.

Etymology

The word nonlocally is made from non- meaning 'not' and local meaning 'place', just like the familiar word location. So, to act nonlocally is to act 'not in one place' or 'at a distance', which explains uses for particles, systems, or data that work across different places.