whereby.

By or through which a stated result or process occurs.

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Words that belong together

• process whereby
• system whereby

On the page

They adopted a system whereby reviewers could respond.

The paper describes a process whereby heat is transferred.

She proposed an arrangement whereby costs were shared.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic. Forms: Invariable adverb. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.